Vaughan

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Vaughan: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Vaughan: Recorded since 1970, with a gap of 22 years, it reached #74 in 1973, and it stood at #5,119 in 2024.

2registrars recorded it
31times a registrar ranked it
55years from first to last
#74highest recorded position
6groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Vaughan's record

Absent from every published list for 22 years inside its own recorded period, then ranked again. Names by longest absence

Region

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#1458
1997	#1257
1998	#1000
1999	#1505
2000	#1048
2001	#1135
2002	#1190
2003	#1513
2004	#1160
2005	#1190
2006	#1084
2007	#1440
2008	#1156
2009	#1425
2010	#3865
2011	#1303
2012	#2117
2013	#3822
2014	#2079
2015	#2020
2016	#2335
2017	#2172
2018	#3011
2019	#3013
2022	#3449
2023	#3112
2024	#5119

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 27 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1970–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1970
First recorded at #99 among boys in New Zealand in 1970 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Boys
Highest recorded1970–1973
Highest recorded position: #74 among boys in New Zealand, in 1973 (recorded 1970–1973).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Vaughan appears in 2 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is England and Wales · Boys, with 27 ranked years and 298 births registered; the earliest is New Zealand · Boys, from 1970.

Vaughan across 2 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Vaughan's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
England and Wales · Boys	#1458 (1996)	#1000 (1998)	#5119 (2024)	27 of 29	298 (1996–2024)	21 (2008)
New Zealand · Boys	#99 (1970)	#74 (1973)	#74 (1973)	4 of 4	322 (1970–1973)	91 (1973)

Vaughan by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Vaughan in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	40	4 of 10	10
2000sbusiest	155	10 of 10	16
2010s	89	10 of 10	9
2020s	14	3 of 10	5

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2000s were its busiest decade, averaging 16 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Vaughan appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1970 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #74 in New Zealand in 1973.

Vaughan's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#5119	3	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#3112	6	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#3449	5	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#3013	6	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#3011	6	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#2172	10	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#2335	9	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#2020	11	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#2079	10	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#3822	4	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#2117	10	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#1303	19	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#3865	4	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#1425	16	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#1156	21	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#1440	15	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#1084	20	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#1190	17	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#1160	16	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#1513	10	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#1190	13	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#1135	13	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#1048	14	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#1505	8	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#1000	14	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#1257	10	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#1458	8	High	Verified
1973	New Zealand	male	#74	91	High	Verified
1972	New Zealand	male	#83	89	High	Verified
1971	New Zealand	male	#97	77	High	Verified
1970	New Zealand	male	#99	65	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 2 registrars between 1970 and 2024, ranked in 31 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #74, first reached in 1973.

It held a top-100 place in 4 years, 4 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 91 births, registered in New Zealand in 1973.

Its record falls into 3 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 22 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1996, and 26 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Vasileios · #2730, 11y
Vasiliki · #2547, 13y
Vaughn · #329, 28y
Vayda · #495, 10y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 2 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Elida · #77, 36y
Brock · #69, 27y
Ruaridh · #85, 27y
Bevan · #59, 33y

Also first recorded in the 1970s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1970 and 1979.

Jonathon · #74, 43y
Tristan · #74, 49y
Jolene · #75, 46y
Kristie · #73, 22y

Vaughan was ranked #74 in New Zealand · Boys in 1973. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Vaughan and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Vaughan without appearing here.

Vaughan moved ahead of

Kim Compare
In 2014 they stood at #3822 and #3822 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2015 that had become #2020 and #4747.
Shannon Compare
In 2016 they stood at #3822 and #3822 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2017 that had become #2172 and #4812.
Garry Compare
In 2022 they stood at #3449 and #3048 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #3112 and #4991.
Graeme Compare
In 1999 they stood at #1505 and #1281 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2000 that had become #1048 and #2501.

Moved ahead of Vaughan

Tadhg Compare
In 2009 they stood at #1425 and #1749 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2010 that had become #3865 and #1551.
Harald Compare
In 2023 they stood at #3112 and #4991 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #5119 and #3254.
Braxton Compare
In 2011 they stood at #1303 and #1398 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2012 that had become #2117 and #569.
Sander Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2172 and #4812 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #5119 and #3688.

Moved the opposite way to Vaughan

Albie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Vaughan went from #1458 to #5119 while Albie went from #853 to #19.
Alfie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Vaughan went from #1458 to #5119 while Alfie went from #119 to #16.
Alfred Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Vaughan went from #1458 to #5119 while Alfred went from #218 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Vaughan went from #1458 to #5119 while Archie went from #192 to #10.

Moved the same way as Vaughan

Aaron Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Vaughan went from #1458 to #5119 and Aaron from #33 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Vaughan went from #1458 to #5119 and Adam from #16 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Vaughan went from #1458 to #5119 and Alan from #163 to #592.
Alex Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Vaughan went from #1458 to #5119 and Alex from #43 to #171.

What's not yet available

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1970 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #74 in New Zealand in 1973. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Vaughan

Vaughan at a glance

What stands out in Vaughan's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Vaughan across 2 official records

Vaughan by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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What the record shows

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Vaughan at a glance

What stands out in Vaughan's record

Vaughan across 2 official records

Vaughan by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Vaughan appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1970s

Names published alongside Vaughan

Vaughan and the names beside it

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