Given name
Lavaughn
“a spirited man”
Lavaughn is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “a spirited man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “a spirited man.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1906. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lavaughn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,898
- 936 boys · 962 girls
- Most popular year
- 1929
- 52 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −21%
- Easing
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 20 in 1929. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 828 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lavaughn’s family of names
Lavaughn has a related form in Lavon. Lavaughn has a related form in Levon. Lavaughn has a related form in Lavan.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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