Braden
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
About Braden
One of the trendiest of the new two-syllable boys’ names that have swept the country in the past few years, including the rhyming Aidan, Caden, Kaden, and Jaden. It's been falling on the US Top 1000 lately but it is still among the most popular contemporary English names for boys..
Braden is also given to girls.
Pronounced BRAY-den.
As of October 2026, Braden ranked #16979 in US births in 2013 SSA, peaked at #4923 in 2002.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | #357 | 894 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | #411 | 758 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | #501 | 599 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | #546 | 513 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | #575 | 480 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | #671 | 387 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | #809 | 287 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | #904 | 254 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | #935 | 245 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | #1,127 | 187 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | #1,246 | 158 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | #1,152 | 183 |
World rankings
Braden for boys
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drummer of American band The Districts
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American baseball player
- Braden LaVerne LooperBoy
American baseball player
- Braden WilsonBoy
American NFL player
- Braden BirchBoy
Canadian ice hockey player
- Braden GellenthienBoy
American archer
- Braden David Bruce McleanBoy
Canadian volleyball player
- Braden Halladay (b. 2000)Boy
son of baseball player Roy Halladay
- Braden Buehrle (b. 2007)Boy
son of baseball player Mark Buehrle
- Braden Blach (b. 2011)Boy
son of actress Natashia Williams and Brevin Blach
- Braden Landon Mickolio (b. 2012)Boy
son of baseball player Kam Mickolio
- Anne BradenBoy
Civil Rights activist
Braden in pop culture
- Braden HigginsBoy
character in film "Grown Ups 2"
- BradenBoy
character in 1983 film "Revenge of the Ninja"