Braden

Boy name

Braden has been given to 46,512 babies in the U.S. since 1916. It peaked in 2005.

Meaning & origin /ˈbɹeɪdən/

Anglicised from an Irish surname Ó Bradáin (“descendant of Bradán”), from a personal name meaning "salmon," from bradán (“salmon”).

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

46,512

Peak year

2005 (3,058 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1916

10-year trend

▼ -76%

Gender split

1% girls / 99% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Braden.

46,892 babies since 1900

45,951 babies since 1991

44,816 babies since 1889

48,344 babies since 1915

44,577 babies since 1882

48,713 babies since 1912

43,615 babies since 1914

43,362 babies since 1880

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