Brayden Boy
How popular is Brayden?
#229 boy name in 2025
1,545 baby boys were named Brayden in the US in 2025, making it the 229th most popular boy name.
Brayden popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #229 for boys (▼ 39 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 1,545 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-75% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #61 in 2015, #111 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2010 (9,122 boys) |
| Highest rank | #36 in 2011 |
| First recorded | 1970 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Brayden counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Brayden family of names ranked #201 for boys in 2025 (#172 the year before), with 1,924 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Brayden | 1,545 | 80% |
| Braden | 183 | 10% |
| Braydon | 90 | 5% |
| Braiden | 44 | 2% |
| Bradyn | 36 | 2% |
| Braydan | 9 | 0% |
| Braydin | 5 | 0% |
| Braydyn | 7 | 0% |
| Bradon | 5 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Brayden is most popular
Babies named Brayden per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Delaware: 3.1 per 1,000 (47 boys)
- Hawaii: 3.0 per 1,000 (47 boys)
- Rhode Island: 2.8 per 1,000 (45 boys)
- Mississippi: 2.6 per 1,000 (148 boys)
- Connecticut: 2.6 per 1,000 (173 boys)
Brayden by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50 | #3,399 |
| 1980s | 318 | #1,169 |
| 1990s | 5,294 | #222 |
| 2000s | 50,382 | #48 |
| 2010s | 66,017 | #36 |
| 2020s | 14,487 | #111 |
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Questions
- Is Brayden a boy or girl name?
- Brayden is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Brayden were boys.
- How popular is the name Brayden?
- 1,545 baby boys were named Brayden in the US in 2025, making it the 229th most popular boy name.
- When was Brayden most popular?
- Brayden peaked in 2010, when 9,122 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #36 in 2011.
- How many people are named Brayden?
- 137,606 babies have been named Brayden in the US since 1880. We estimate about 136,182 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 15.
- Where is Brayden most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Brayden was most common in Delaware, at 3.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.