Braiden
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- BRAY-den
- Origin
- Irish
- US rank, 2025
- #2,832 for boys
Braiden is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “salmon”. In 2025 it ranked 2,832nd for boys in the US (44 babies).
What does Braiden mean?
Irish: spelling of Braden, from O Bradain
“salmon”
From an Irish surname meaning 'descendant of Bradan', a byname meaning 'salmon'.
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Is Braiden a girl's or a boy's name?
Braiden is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 44 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Braiden 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 32 boys.
Half of all the boys named Braiden in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Braiden in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,434 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 12 | #1,974 |
| 2018 | 17 | #1,555 |
| 2017 | 19 | #1,428 |
| 2016 | 22 | #1,309 |
| 2015 | 14 | #1,779 |
| 2014 | 16 | #1,573 |
| 2013 | 28 | #1,069 |
| 2012 | 29 | #1,051 |
| 2011 | 31 | #993 |
| 2010 | 32 | #969 |
| 2009 | 20 | #1,290 |
| 2008 | 31 | #947 |
| 2007 | 27 | #991 |
| 2006 | 22 | #1,096 |
| 2005 | 14 | #1,445 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,494 |
| 2003 | 13 | #1,328 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 11 | #1,308 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 7 | #1,678 |
How popular is Braiden in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,832nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 44 about 1 in 39,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 58% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 44 boys in the US were named Braiden, making it the 2,832nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,347th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 563 boys. It first appears in the records in 1984.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Braiden than any year since 1992.
Half of all the boys named Braiden in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,823 boys in the US were given Braiden or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #221, up from #2,832 for this spelling alone.
Braiden in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44 | #2,832 |
| 2024 | 58 | #2,393 |
| 2023 | 64 | #2,220 |
| 2022 | 82 | #1,906 |
| 2021 | 103 | #1,632 |
| 2020 | 132 | #1,347 |
| 2019 | 113 | #1,507 |
| 2018 | 151 | #1,228 |
| 2017 | 194 | #1,036 |
| 2016 | 243 | #894 |
| 2015 | 241 | #902 |
| 2014 | 277 | #821 |
| 2013 | 298 | #759 |
| 2012 | 421 | #601 |
| 2011 | 468 | #545 |
| 2010 | 557 | #468 |
| 2009 | 563 | #484 |
| 2008 | 555 | #493 |
| 2007 | 482 | #533 |
| 2006 | 403 | #603 |
| 2005 | 391 | #582 |
| 2004 | 305 | #669 |
| 2003 | 234 | #757 |
| 2002 | 230 | #753 |
| 2001 | 192 | #842 |
| 2000 | 150 | #984 |
| 1999 | 147 | #973 |
| 1998 | 89 | #1,335 |
| 1997 | 78 | #1,399 |
| 1996 | 82 | #1,319 |
| 1995 | 59 | #1,572 |
| 1994 | 47 | #1,817 |
| 1993 | 52 | #1,675 |
| 1992 | 38 | #2,041 |
| 1991 | 23 | #2,822 |
| 1990 | 16 | #3,601 |
| 1989 | 13 | #4,011 |
| 1988 | 16 | #3,198 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,453 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,557 |
Names like Braiden
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aiden, Finn, Kayden, Brayden, Brody, Kian, Ronan, Keegan, Brogan, Declan, Conan, Caelan
Other spellings of Braiden
Brayden, Braydon, Bradyn, Braeden, Breyden, Braedyn, Braedon, Braydan, Braydyn, Braydin
Names related to Braiden
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, “Braiden: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/braiden, updated 20 October 2026.