Brayen
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- BRAY-en
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,202 for boys
Brayen is a boys' name. In 2025 it ranked 2,202nd for boys in the UK (11 babies).
Where does Brayen come from?
Probably a spelling of Brian or Brayden
Is Brayen a girl's or a boy's name?
Brayen is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Brayen in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,202among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 27,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 50% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the UK were named Brayen, making it the 2,202nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,052nd. Its busiest year was 2020, with 11 boys.
2025 had more boys named Brayen than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Brayen in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,130th in England and Wales.
Brayen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,202 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 11 | #2,052 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
How popular is Brayen in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2012, with 18 boys. It first appears in the records in 1999.
Half of all the boys named Brayen in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Brayen in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 18 | #5,030 |
| 2011 | 15 | #5,670 |
| 2010 | 16 | #5,475 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
Names like Brayen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn Brody Kayden Ronan Brogan Conan Aiden Keegan Conlan Caelan Kian Declan
Names related to Brayen
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, “Brayen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/brayen, updated 20 October 2026.