Breydon
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- BRAY-den
- Origin
- Irish
Breydon is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “salmon”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Breydon 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'.
Meaning borrowed from Breyden.
Is Breydon a girl's or a boy's name?
Breydon is a boys' name.
How popular is Breydon in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 43 boys. It first appears in the records in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Breydon in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Breydon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,638 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 19 | #4,931 |
| 2016 | 17 | #5,314 |
| 2015 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2014 | 19 | #4,862 |
| 2013 | 21 | #4,461 |
| 2012 | 29 | #3,622 |
| 2011 | 33 | #3,305 |
| 2010 | 38 | #3,013 |
| 2009 | 34 | #3,272 |
| 2008 | 42 | #2,827 |
| 2007 | 34 | #3,248 |
| 2006 | 34 | #3,152 |
| 2005 | 43 | #2,563 |
| 2004 | 32 | #3,070 |
| 2003 | 29 | #3,181 |
| 2002 | 21 | #3,904 |
| 2001 | 28 | #3,138 |
| 2000 | 16 | #4,567 |
| 1999 | 20 | #3,699 |
| 1998 | 23 | #3,292 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,094 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
Names like Breydon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brayden Keegan Aiden Finn Declan Kayden Ronan Finnegan Cannon Deacon Teagan Brogan
Names related to Breydon
More Irish names
Oscar Rowan Rory Maeve Ryan Nolan Quinn Orla Cody Erin Connor Casey Kennedy Callan Lennon Cillian
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, “Breydon: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/breydon, updated 20 October 2026.