Brayten
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- BRAY-ton
- Origin
- English
Brayten is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “broad farmstead”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Brayten mean?
English: spelling of Brayton; English place and surname, from Brayton in North Yorkshire
“broad farmstead”
Meaning borrowed from Brayton.
Is Brayten a girl's or a boy's name?
Brayten is a boys' name.
How popular is Brayten in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 18 boys. It first appears in the records in 1997.
Half of all the boys named Brayten in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Brayten in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,132 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 16 | #5,476 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,572 |
| 2010 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2009 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2008 | 18 | #5,063 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,636 |
Nicknames for Brayten
- Bray 6 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Brayten
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden, Aiden, Brecken, Deacon, Cannon, Raiden, Finnegan, Declan, Boden, Keegan, Finn, Ronan
Names related to Brayten
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie
Sources
Figures from 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, “Brayten: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/brayten, updated 20 October 2026.