Gender
Male
Origin
- English
- Broad hillside.
Salmon - Irish
- Salmon; a variant spelling from Gaelic and the surname Ó Bradáin. Folklore tells of Finn MacCool, a well-known Irish hero who burned his thumb while cooking the Salmon of Knowledge. He put the burned thumb in his mouth and acquired the fish''s gift of prophecy and wisdom.
- Scottish
Syllables
2
Themes
- Exotic
- Surname
Alternate Spellings of Braden
Pronunciation
b-ra-den
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2005 (rank #133, 3,046 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1152, 183 births)
- Girls: peak in 2002 (rank #4900, 24 births); most recent 2013 (rank #16491, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 183 | – |
| 2024 | 158 | – |
| 2023 | 187 | – |
| 2022 | 245 | – |
| 2021 | 254 | – |
| 2020 | 287 | – |
| 2019 | 387 | – |
| 2018 | 480 | – |
| 2017 | 513 | – |
| 2016 | 599 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2005 (rank #705, 36 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3655, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2017 | 9 |
| 2016 | 12 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #4981, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)