Braden
- Gender
- Boy
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,152 for boys
Braden is a boys' name, meaning “descendant of Bradán”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 1,152nd for boys in the US (183 babies).
What does Braden mean?
“descendant of Bradán”
A male given name transferred from the surname, of 1990s and 2000s usage.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Braden a girl's or a boy's name?
Braden is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 183 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Braden in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 25% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Braden, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 2005, with 37 boys.
Half of all the boys named Braden in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Braden in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,388 |
| 2017 | 11 | #2,174 |
| 2016 | 15 | #1,723 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,425 |
| 2014 | 18 | #1,454 |
| 2013 | 15 | #1,636 |
| 2012 | 20 | #1,342 |
| 2011 | 16 | #1,542 |
| 2010 | 16 | #1,585 |
| 2009 | 27 | #1,057 |
| 2008 | 22 | #1,210 |
| 2007 | 36 | #827 |
| 2006 | 37 | #772 |
| 2005 | 37 | #757 |
| 2004 | 26 | #903 |
| 2003 | 29 | #790 |
| 2002 | 35 | #625 |
| 2001 | 26 | #748 |
| 2000 | 36 | #589 |
| 1999 | 17 | #959 |
| 1998 | 28 | #688 |
| 1997 | 16 | #973 |
| 1996 | 33 | #563 |
How popular is Braden in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,152among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 183about 1 in 9,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 54% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 183 boys in the US were named Braden, making it the 1,152nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 809th. Its busiest year was 2005, with 3,046 boys. It first appears in the records in 1916.
Half of all the boys named Braden in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 188 boys in the US were given Braden or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,030, up from #1,152 for this spelling alone.
- Braden 183
- Bradon 5
Braden in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 183 | #1,152 |
| 2024 | 159 | #1,243 |
| 2023 | 187 | #1,128 |
| 2022 | 245 | #935 |
| 2021 | 255 | #901 |
| 2020 | 287 | #809 |
| 2019 | 388 | #671 |
| 2018 | 480 | #576 |
| 2017 | 513 | #546 |
| 2016 | 599 | #501 |
| 2015 | 758 | #411 |
| 2014 | 894 | #357 |
| 2013 | 965 | #335 |
| 2012 | 1,135 | #303 |
| 2011 | 1,342 | #259 |
| 2010 | 1,710 | #207 |
| 2009 | 2,034 | #185 |
| 2008 | 2,524 | #156 |
| 2007 | 2,689 | #156 |
| 2006 | 2,857 | #143 |
| 2005 | 3,046 | #133 |
| 2004 | 2,621 | #154 |
| 2003 | 2,353 | #170 |
| 2002 | 2,291 | #168 |
| 2001 | 1,923 | #191 |
| 2000 | 1,733 | #204 |
| 1999 | 1,643 | #208 |
| 1998 | 1,190 | #251 |
| 1997 | 1,050 | #267 |
| 1996 | 1,004 | #278 |
| 1995 | 817 | #322 |
| 1994 | 721 | #341 |
| 1993 | 585 | #396 |
| 1992 | 544 | #412 |
| 1991 | 439 | #472 |
| 1990 | 396 | #485 |
| 1989 | 342 | #517 |
| 1988 | 286 | #544 |
| 1987 | 286 | #535 |
| 1986 | 300 | #506 |
| 1985 | 276 | #525 |
| 1984 | 192 | #614 |
| 1983 | 160 | #675 |
| 1982 | 196 | #620 |
| 1981 | 158 | #687 |
| 1980 | 147 | #718 |
| 1979 | 118 | #798 |
| 1978 | 108 | #820 |
| 1977 | 117 | #792 |
| 1976 | 86 | #892 |
| 1975 | 85 | #894 |
| 1974 | 68 | #993 |
| 1973 | 61 | #1,037 |
| 1972 | 45 | #1,230 |
| 1971 | 59 | #1,057 |
| 1970 | 67 | #989 |
| 1969 | 33 | #1,396 |
| 1968 | 31 | #1,393 |
| 1967 | 34 | #1,286 |
| 1966 | 39 | #1,193 |
| 1965 | 40 | #1,206 |
| 1964 | 25 | #1,580 |
| 1963 | 23 | #1,658 |
| 1962 | 16 | #2,034 |
| 1961 | 19 | #1,875 |
| 1960 | 11 | #2,533 |
| 1959 | 15 | #2,110 |
| 1958 | 14 | #2,176 |
| 1957 | 16 | #2,018 |
| 1956 | 23 | #1,641 |
| 1955 | 22 | #1,645 |
| 1954 | 15 | #2,043 |
| 1953 | 19 | #1,764 |
| 1952 | 13 | #2,152 |
| 1951 | 7 | #3,064 |
| 1950 | 12 | #2,206 |
| 1949 | 7 | #3,018 |
| 1948 | 7 | #3,009 |
| 1947 | 15 | #1,987 |
| 1946 | 8 | #2,689 |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 7 | #2,861 |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 5 | #3,479 |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 7 | #2,853 |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 5 | #3,677 |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 5 | #3,761 |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,149 |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 7 | #3,504 |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,465 |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 6 | #3,515 |
Names like Braden
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aiden Brayden Kayden Brody Finn Declan Brogan Keegan Conan Ronan Kian Conlan
Other spellings of Braden
Names related to Braden
Braydon Broden Braiden Braeden Bradan Bryden Braedyn Bradyn Braedon
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Braden: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/braden, updated 20 October 2026.