Given name & surname
Braiden
“resembling salmon”·“from the wide valley”
In English use, Braiden has an alternative spelling in Braden. Interpretations include “resembling salmon” and “from the wide valley”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Braiden has an alternative spelling in 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
In English use, Braiden has an alternative spelling in 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 1984. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Braiden through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7,789
- 7,637 boys · 152 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 567 babies
- 2025
- 44
- #2,842 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −58%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 44 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,842 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 57.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 563 in 2009. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,389 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.
Braiden’s family of names
Braiden has a related form in Braden. In English usage, Braiden has an alternative spelling in Braden.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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