Brayden
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Brayden is a boys' name of Irish origin. In 2025 it ranked 882nd for boys in the UK (39 babies) and 229th for boys in the US (1,545 babies).
Where does Brayden come from?
Irish: modern spelling of Braden, a surname
- Say it
- BRAY-den
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Is Brayden a girl's or a boy's name?
Brayden is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 39 boys in the UK and 1,545 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Brayden in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #882among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 39about 1 in 7,700 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 47% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 39 boys in the UK were named Brayden, making it the 882nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 617th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 149 boys.
Half of all the boys named Brayden in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 47 boys in the UK were given Brayden or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #708, up from #882 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,196th in England and Wales, 298th in Scotland and 395th in Northern Ireland.
Brayden in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39 | #882 |
| 2024 | 36 | #942 |
| 2023 | 46 | #794 |
| 2022 | 57 | #681 |
| 2021 | 62 | #654 |
| 2020 | 65 | #617 |
| 2019 | 70 | #594 |
| 2018 | 95 | #477 |
| 2017 | 114 | #422 |
| 2016 | 88 | #510 |
| 2015 | 121 | #394 |
| 2014 | 104 | #435 |
| 2013 | 108 | #430 |
| 2012 | 122 | #395 |
| 2011 | 148 | #334 |
| 2010 | 134 | #353 |
| 2009 | 119 | #368 |
| 2008 | 149 | #312 |
| 2007 | 106 | #377 |
| 2006 | 91 | #417 |
| 2005 | 56 | #536 |
| 2004 | 35 | #737 |
| 2003 | 37 | #660 |
| 2002 | 17 | #1,067 |
| 2001 | 17 | #1,008 |
| 2000 | 14 | #1,113 |
| 1999 | 15 | #1,043 |
| 1998 | 11 | #1,259 |
| 1997 | 13 | #1,111 |
| 1996 | 7 | #1,652 |
How popular is Brayden in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #229among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 1,545about 1 in 1,100 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 50% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.3%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 1,545 boys in the US were named Brayden, making it the 229th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 111th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 9,122 boys. It first appears in the records in 1970.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 15 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Brayden than any year since 1999.
Half of all the boys named Brayden in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,823 boys in the US were given Brayden or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #221, up from #229 for this spelling alone.
Brayden in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,545 | #229 |
| 2024 | 1,923 | #190 |
| 2023 | 2,285 | #160 |
| 2022 | 2,591 | #149 |
| 2021 | 2,849 | #131 |
| 2020 | 3,294 | #111 |
| 2019 | 3,690 | #101 |
| 2018 | 4,422 | #84 |
| 2017 | 5,178 | #72 |
| 2016 | 5,734 | #64 |
| 2015 | 6,282 | #61 |
| 2014 | 6,596 | #62 |
| 2013 | 7,455 | #48 |
| 2012 | 8,513 | #39 |
| 2011 | 9,025 | #36 |
| 2010 | 9,122 | #40 |
| 2009 | 8,603 | #48 |
| 2008 | 8,445 | #51 |
| 2007 | 7,226 | #64 |
| 2006 | 6,160 | #79 |
| 2005 | 5,512 | #80 |
| 2004 | 4,066 | #107 |
| 2003 | 3,672 | #110 |
| 2002 | 2,809 | #138 |
| 2001 | 2,129 | #176 |
| 2000 | 1,760 | #199 |
| 1999 | 1,523 | #222 |
| 1998 | 1,015 | #284 |
| 1997 | 724 | #351 |
| 1996 | 604 | #390 |
| 1995 | 450 | #480 |
| 1994 | 310 | #585 |
| 1993 | 250 | #650 |
| 1992 | 173 | #793 |
| 1991 | 142 | #881 |
| 1990 | 103 | #1,038 |
| 1989 | 82 | #1,169 |
| 1988 | 61 | #1,315 |
| 1987 | 39 | #1,707 |
| 1986 | 43 | #1,534 |
| 1985 | 29 | #1,974 |
| 1984 | 15 | #2,955 |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,410 |
| 1982 | 16 | #2,830 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,507 |
| 1980 | 13 | #3,255 |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,066 |
| 1978 | 11 | #3,399 |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,580 |
| 1976 | 9 | #3,722 |
| 1975 | 8 | #3,939 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,228 |
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Other spellings of Brayden
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