Given name
Braydon
“resembling salmon”·“from the wide valley”
In English use, Braydon 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, Braydon 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, Braydon 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 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Braydon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 14,338
- 14,315 boys · 23 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 1,035 babies
- 2025
- 90
- #1,778 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −53%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 90 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,778 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 53.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 1,035 in 2009. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (10). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 12,384 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.
Braydon’s family of names
In English usage, Braydon has a related form in Braden.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
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 Braydon
- Braydon CoburnCanadian ice hockey playerborn 1985
- Braydon HobbsAmerican basketball player (born 1989)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Braydon, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Braylen
Braylen is a masculine given name.
94% boys · 6% girls
Bryton
92% boys · 8% girls
Brayden
“resembling salmon” · “from the wide valley”
>99% boys
Bryston
>99% boys
Kayvon
“a handsome man”
>99% boys
Bradyen
>99% boys
Camdon
“of the enclosed valley” · “from the winding valley”
>99% boys
Jaison
>99% boys