Bryden
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- BRY-dun
- Origin
- Scottish
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,582 for boys
Bryden is a boys' name of Scottish origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies) and 3,582nd for boys in the US (31 babies).
Where does Bryden come from?
Scottish: Scottish surname, also used as a variant of Brayden
Is Bryden a girl's or a boy's name?
Bryden is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK and 31 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Bryden in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Bryden, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,143rd. Its busiest year was 2010, with 7 boys.
2025 had more boys named Bryden than any year since 2013.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Bryden in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 2 | #6,336 |
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 1 | #6,143 |
| 2019 | 2 | #6,181 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 2 | #6,340 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 1 | #6,179 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 1 | #6,332 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1 | #5,936 |
| 2007 | 2 | #5,689 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 2 | #5,064 |
| 2004 | 1 | #4,870 |
| 2003 | 1 | #4,616 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 1 | #4,138 |
| 2000 | 2 | #3,980 |
| 1999 | 2 | #3,878 |
| 1998 | 1 | #3,884 |
| 1997 | 1 | #3,857 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Bryden in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,582among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 31about 1 in 55,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 52% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 31 boys in the US were named Bryden, making it the 3,582nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,346th. Its busiest year was 2013, with 149 boys. It first appears in the records in 1977.
Half of all the boys named Bryden in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Bryden in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31 | #3,582 |
| 2024 | 27 | #3,984 |
| 2023 | 28 | #3,880 |
| 2022 | 30 | #3,689 |
| 2021 | 41 | #2,971 |
| 2020 | 57 | #2,346 |
| 2019 | 58 | #2,338 |
| 2018 | 66 | #2,121 |
| 2017 | 77 | #1,883 |
| 2016 | 84 | #1,799 |
| 2015 | 97 | #1,641 |
| 2014 | 135 | #1,306 |
| 2013 | 149 | #1,203 |
| 2012 | 108 | #1,490 |
| 2011 | 130 | #1,309 |
| 2010 | 127 | #1,341 |
| 2009 | 122 | #1,390 |
| 2008 | 62 | #2,160 |
| 2007 | 75 | #1,890 |
| 2006 | 44 | #2,658 |
| 2005 | 45 | #2,489 |
| 2004 | 51 | #2,234 |
| 2003 | 34 | #2,843 |
| 2002 | 29 | #3,091 |
| 2001 | 28 | #3,138 |
| 2000 | 26 | #3,213 |
| 1999 | 21 | #3,586 |
| 1998 | 26 | #3,014 |
| 1997 | 23 | #3,155 |
| 1996 | 16 | #4,016 |
| 1995 | 9 | #5,922 |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,103 |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,353 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,120 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,816 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,327 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,617 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
Nicknames for Bryden
- Bry
Names like Bryden
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brody Kayden Finn Aiden Ronan Brayden Declan Brogan Kian Keegan Conan Conlan
Names related to Bryden
Braydon Broden Braiden Braden Brydon Braydan Braydn Breyden Braydin
More Scottish names
Isla Finley Logan Arabella Cameron Bonnie Paisley Carson Maxwell Brodie Finlay Blair Lennox Skye Knox Dallas
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, “Bryden: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/bryden, updated 20 October 2026.