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Braiden

Boy

Meaning of Braiden: American: 'invented spelling variation of Braden'

Braiden is a boy's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2770th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 3688th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2770

44 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3688

5 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

7,789

First recorded 1984 · peak 2010

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 6 babies1985: 5 babies1986: 9 babies1987: 6 babies1988: 16 babies1989: 13 babies1990: 16 babies19901991: 23 babies1992: 38 babies1993: 57 babies1994: 54 babies1995: 64 babies1996: 92 babies1997: 84 babies1998: 97 babies1999: 158 babies2000: 156 babies20002001: 206 babies2002: 238 babies2003: 240 babies2004: 318 babies2005: 403 babies2006: 411 babies2007: 490 babies2008: 564 babies2009: 563 babies2010: 567 babies20102011: 474 babies2012: 421 babies2013: 298 babies2014: 277 babies2015: 241 babies2016: 243 babies2017: 194 babies2018: 151 babies2019: 113 babies2020: 132 babies20202021: 103 babies2022: 82 babies2023: 64 babies2024: 58 babies2025: 44 babies
US babies named Braiden per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 567.

Gender split

98% boys · 2% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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