Bradan
Boy
Bradan is a boys' name, meaning “descendant of Bradán”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Bradan mean?
Spelling of Braden
“descendant of Bradán”
A male given name transferred from the surname, of 1990s and 2000s usage.
Meaning borrowed from Braden. From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Bradan a girl's or a boy's name?
Bradan is a boys' name.
How popular is Bradan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Bradan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Bradan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | #6,556 |
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 1 | #6,312 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 1 | #6,179 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 1 | #6,218 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 1 | #6,016 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 1 | #3,857 |
How popular is Bradan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 44 boys. It first appears in the records in 1989.
Half of all the boys named Bradan in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Bradan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13 | #6,334 |
| 2016 | 12 | #6,721 |
| 2015 | 13 | #6,320 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 19 | #4,801 |
| 2012 | 26 | #3,891 |
| 2011 | 15 | #5,670 |
| 2010 | 19 | #4,845 |
| 2009 | 33 | #3,330 |
| 2008 | 31 | #3,483 |
| 2007 | 34 | #3,248 |
| 2006 | 37 | #2,978 |
| 2005 | 44 | #2,524 |
| 2004 | 22 | #4,000 |
| 2003 | 17 | #4,611 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 17 | #4,383 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,029 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 9 | #5,975 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
Names like Bradan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brody Finn Kayden Keegan Brogan Ronan Aiden Caelan Conan Brayden Conlan Declan
Names related to Bradan
Braydon Braiden Braden Braeden Braedyn Braydan Braedan Bradyn Braedon