Breydan
Boy · BRAY-den · Irish
Breydan is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “salmon”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Breydan mean?
Irish: spelling of Breyden, itself a spelling of Braden, from the surname Ó Bradáin
“salmon”
Variant of Braden, from the Irish surname Ó Bradáin, based on bradán 'salmon'.
- Say it
- BRAY-den
Meaning borrowed from Breyden.
Is Breydan a girl's or a boy's name?
Breydan is a boys' name.
How popular is Breydan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 24 boys. It first appears in the records in 1999.
Half of all the boys named Breydan in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Breydan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 20 | #4,698 |
| 2013 | 14 | #5,919 |
| 2012 | 18 | #5,030 |
| 2011 | 19 | #4,820 |
| 2010 | 21 | #4,516 |
| 2009 | 19 | #4,920 |
| 2008 | 21 | #4,537 |
| 2007 | 24 | #4,125 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,090 |
| 2005 | 18 | #4,626 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,081 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
Names like Breydan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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