Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Braiden

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Broad, wide

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Braiden

Pronunciation

b-rai-den

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2009 (rank #483, 563 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2833, 44 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2001 (rank #7312, 14 births); most recent 2011 (rank #14799, 6 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
202544–
202458–
202364–
202282–
2021103–
2020132–
2019113–
2018151–
2017194–
2016243–

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 2010 (rank #971, 29 births); most recent 2024 (rank #3684, 5 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025–
20245
20236
20226
20216
20208
20196
20188
201714
201619

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 2008 (rank #366, 8 births); most recent 2018 (rank #704, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
20183
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 2018 (rank #283, 6 births); most recent 2021 (rank #433, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
20213
2020–
20194
20186
20173
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 2002 (rank #258, 12 births); most recent 2011 (rank #564, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

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