Braidan
Boy · BRAY-den · Irish
Braidan is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “salmon”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Braidan mean?
Irish: spelling of Braiden, itself a spelling of Braden, from O Bradain
“salmon”
From an Irish surname meaning 'descendant of Bradan', a byname meaning 'salmon'.
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- BRAY-den
Meaning borrowed from Braiden. More on Wiktionary.
Is Braidan a girl's or a boy's name?
Braidan is a boys' name.
How popular is Braidan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 19 boys. It first appears in the records in 1998.
Half of all the boys named Braidan in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Braidan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 14 | #5,939 |
| 2010 | 19 | #4,845 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,432 |
| 2008 | 16 | #5,482 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
Names like Braidan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brayden Keegan Declan Brogan Ronan Teagan Aiden Finnegan Brennan Deegan Finn Kayden
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