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Brayden

Brayden: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“descendant of Bradán”
Origin
Irish
Say it
BRAY-dən · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

Modern given-name spelling influenced by the Irish surname Braden/Ó Bradáin, from bradán 'salmon.' It also overlaps with the productive -ayden naming pattern in modern English.

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How popular is Brayden?

2024579 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Brayden in 20241,928

2024 rank#190 boys

Peak year2010

Total US babies since 1880136,031

Brayden is fading: recent use is about 35% of its level ten years before.

Names like Brayden

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Liamresolute protector · Irish
  • Aidenlittle fire · Irish
  • Nolandescendant of Nuallán · Irish
  • Ryanlittle king · Irish
  • Declanuncertain, possibly full of goodness · Irish
  • Connorlover of hounds · Irish
  • Kevinhandsome, gentle, kind · Irish
  • Finnfair, white · Irish

Brayden questions

What does the name Brayden mean?

Brayden means "descendant of Bradán". It comes from Irish. Modern given-name spelling influenced by the Irish surname Braden/Ó Bradáin, from bradán 'salmon.' It also overlaps with the productive -ayden naming pattern in modern English.

Is Brayden a boy or girl name?

Brayden is mainly a boy's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Brayden?

1,928 US babies were named Brayden in 2024. Its peak year was 2010.

How do you pronounce Brayden?

Brayden is usually pronounced BRAY-dən.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.