Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Braeden

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Broad hillside.
Irish
Salmon

Syllables

2

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Braeden

Pronunciation

b-rae-den

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2005 (rank #322, 1,003 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3314, 35 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2004 (rank #5204, 24 births); most recent 2009 (rank #13685, 7 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
202535–
202458–
202347–
202272–
202189–
202083–
2019114–
2018123–
2017150–
2016205–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2009 (rank #1175, 21 births); most recent 2023 (rank #4103, 4 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
20234
2022–
2021–
20203
20196
20185
20178
20166

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #587, 4 births); most recent 2016 (rank #707, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
20163

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2015 (rank #314, 5 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 1999 (rank #111, 40 births); most recent 2015 (rank #316, 12 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
201512
20146

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence