Braydan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- BRAY-den
- Origin
- Irish
- US rank, 2025
- #8,239 for boys
Braydan is a boys' name of Irish origin. In 2025 it ranked 8,239th for boys in the US (9 babies).
Where does Braydan come from?
Irish: spelling of Brayden; modern spelling of Braden, a surname
Meaning borrowed from Brayden. More on Wiktionary.
Is Braydan a girl's or a boy's name?
Braydan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Braydan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Braydan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Braydan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 2 | #6,210 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 1 | #6,332 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,048 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 2 | #4,818 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1 | #4,262 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
How popular is Braydan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 8,239th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9 about 1 in 190,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fast down 60% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the US were named Braydan, making it the 8,239th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,976th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 90 boys. It first appears in the records in 1992.
Half of all the boys named Braydan 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 Braydan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #221, up from #8,239 for this spelling alone.
Braydan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #8,239 |
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,250 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,822 |
| 2021 | 22 | #4,490 |
| 2020 | 14 | #5,976 |
| 2019 | 18 | #5,149 |
| 2018 | 31 | #3,520 |
| 2017 | 25 | #4,101 |
| 2016 | 39 | #2,992 |
| 2015 | 40 | #2,918 |
| 2014 | 46 | #2,620 |
| 2013 | 72 | #1,930 |
| 2012 | 66 | #2,065 |
| 2011 | 66 | #2,034 |
| 2010 | 73 | #1,923 |
| 2009 | 90 | #1,716 |
| 2008 | 80 | #1,825 |
| 2007 | 76 | #1,875 |
| 2006 | 66 | #2,009 |
| 2005 | 76 | #1,739 |
| 2004 | 46 | #2,415 |
| 2003 | 35 | #2,776 |
| 2002 | 27 | #3,255 |
| 2001 | 33 | #2,792 |
| 2000 | 25 | #3,293 |
| 1999 | 18 | #3,981 |
| 1998 | 19 | #3,704 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,663 |
| 1996 | 13 | #4,606 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
Names like Braydan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn, Aiden, Ronan, Declan, Brogan, Keegan, Kayden, Kian, Conan, Brody, Caelan, Conlan
Other spellings of Braydan
Brayden, Braydon, Braiden, Bradyn, Braeden, Breyden, Braedyn, Braedon, Braydyn, Braydin
Names related to Braydan
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, “Braydan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/braydan, updated 20 October 2026.