Given name & surname
Bradon
“resembling salmon”·“from the wide valley”
Bradon is a variant of Braden. Interpretations include “resembling salmon” and “from the wide valley”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Bradon is a variant of Braden. Interpretations include “resembling salmon” and “from the wide valley”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Bradon is a variant of Braden. An origin associated with Braden is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Bradon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,060
- 2,060 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 104 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #12,306 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −44%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 12,306 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 104 in 2005. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,993 as a first name in 2020; 134 as a surname in 2010.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
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Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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