Braedon
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- BRAY-den
- Origin
- Irish
- US rank, 2025
- #6,799 for boys
Braedon is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “salmon”. In 2025 it ranked 6,799th for boys in the US (12 babies).
What does Braedon mean?
Irish: spelling of Braeden, itself a spelling of Braden, from O Bradain
“salmon”
From an Irish surname meaning 'descendant of Bradan', a byname meaning 'salmon'.
Meaning borrowed from Braeden. More on Wiktionary.
Is Braedon a girl's or a boy's name?
Braedon is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 12 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Braedon in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Braedon in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Braedon in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 1 | #6,220 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,306 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
How popular is Braedon in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 6,799th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 12 about 1 in 140,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 57% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 12 boys in the US were named Braedon, making it the 6,799th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,137th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 284 boys. It first appears in the records in 1984.
Half of all the boys named Braedon in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,823 boys in the US were given Braedon or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #221, up from #6,799 for this spelling alone.
Braedon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #6,799 |
| 2024 | 9 | #8,307 |
| 2023 | 13 | #6,512 |
| 2022 | 13 | #6,473 |
| 2021 | 23 | #4,358 |
| 2020 | 24 | #4,137 |
| 2019 | 19 | #4,947 |
| 2018 | 36 | #3,168 |
| 2017 | 39 | #3,005 |
| 2016 | 37 | #3,110 |
| 2015 | 68 | #2,068 |
| 2014 | 70 | #2,016 |
| 2013 | 106 | #1,520 |
| 2012 | 129 | #1,322 |
| 2011 | 178 | #1,056 |
| 2010 | 180 | #1,068 |
| 2009 | 224 | #925 |
| 2008 | 264 | #829 |
| 2007 | 266 | #804 |
| 2006 | 284 | #745 |
| 2005 | 261 | #760 |
| 2004 | 269 | #713 |
| 2003 | 215 | #808 |
| 2002 | 205 | #818 |
| 2001 | 178 | #881 |
| 2000 | 204 | #793 |
| 1999 | 167 | #899 |
| 1998 | 97 | #1,243 |
| 1997 | 66 | #1,547 |
| 1996 | 77 | #1,373 |
| 1995 | 56 | #1,618 |
| 1994 | 47 | #1,817 |
| 1993 | 33 | #2,290 |
| 1992 | 33 | #2,248 |
| 1991 | 16 | #3,629 |
| 1990 | 23 | #2,774 |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,265 |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,157 |
| 1987 | 8 | #4,962 |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,453 |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,693 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
Nicknames for Braedon
- Brae 4 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Braedon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aiden, Finn, Brayden, Brody, Kayden, Kian, Keegan, Brogan, Declan, Ronan, Conan, Caelan
Other spellings of Braedon
Brayden, Braydon, Braiden, Bradyn, Braeden, Breyden, Braedyn, Braydan, Braydyn, Braydin
Names related to Braedon
More Irish names
Oscar, Rowan, Rory, Maeve, Ryan, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Cody, Erin, Connor, Casey, Kennedy, Callan, Lennon, Cillian
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, “Braedon: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/braedon, updated 20 October 2026.