Given name & surname
Brayden
“resembling salmon”·“from the wide valley”
In English use, Brayden has a related form 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, Brayden has a related form 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, Brayden has a related form 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 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Brayden through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 137,606
- 136,548 boys · 1,058 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 9,168 babies
- 2025
- 1,545
- #229 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −50%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 1,545 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 229 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 49.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 9,122 in 2010. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (140). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 109,062 as a first name in 2020; 242 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Brayden’s family of names
In English usage, Brayden has a related form in Braden.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
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.
People named Brayden
- Brayden PointCanadian ice hockey playerborn 1996
- Brayden SchennCanadian ice hockey playerborn 1991
- Brayden McNabbCanadian ice hockey defencemanborn 1991
- Brayden Schnurtennis playerborn 1995
- Brayden PachalCanadian ice hockey playerborn 1999
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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