Given name & surname
Bradan
“resembling salmon”·“from the wide valley”·“resembling the salmon”
Bradan is a variant of Braden. Interpretations include “resembling salmon” and “from the wide valley”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. Bradan is a variant of Bradana. One Scottish interpretation is “resembling the salmon.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Bradan is a variant of Braden. Interpretations include “resembling salmon” and “from the wide valley”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. Bradan is a variant of Bradana. One Scottish interpretation is “resembling the salmon.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Bradan is a variant of Braden. An origin associated with Braden is English. Bradan is a variant of Bradana. An origin associated with Bradana is Scottish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1989. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Bradan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 441
- 441 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 44 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −100%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 13 in 2017. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 44 in 2005. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 493 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Bradan’s family of names
Bradan has a related form in Braden. Bradan has a related form in Bradana.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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