Brayden Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, Boy Names Like Brayden

Brayden Name Origin: Irish
Pronunciation: br(ay)-denn
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Brayden Name Meaning

A variant of the Irish surname Braden, Brayden is a contemporary pick with serious star power. Part of the ultra-popular -ayden trend that is also home to Kayden and Hayden, Brayden has all the hallmarks of becoming a modern classic.

Boyish and charming, Brayden is simply darling on a little guy. He’s not too stilted or matured, right at home on an adventurous tyke with his eye on the sky. He has the same feel as Logan or Mason, yet doesn’t have the insane popularity to contend with. He has several variant spellings to choose from as well including Braeden, Braedon, and Braiden, though Brayden is by far the most popular.

While Brayden is delightful on a young boy, don’t be fooled into thinking he can’t cut it as an adult. His style is similar to the 1980s hit name Brandon and works just as nicely on an adult. He can be dressed up and down as well, with slick nicknames like Bray and Brady to choose from.

Brayden has lots of wind in his sails and is loaded with energy because of it. This might be why he’s such a popular name among athletes, often seen on the ice rink and football field.

Brayden Name Popularity

How popular is the name Brayden? Here’s everything we know.

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1985	2,054	5	0.0003%
1986	1,376	19	0.0013%
1987	1,732	11	0.0007%
1988	1,361	24	0.0015%
1989	1,190	39	0.0024%
1990	1,061	57	0.0034%
1991	972	74	0.0045%
1992	796	123	0.0077%
1993	661	195	0.0125%
1994	589	258	0.0168%
1995	484	405	0.0269%
1996	385	572	0.0382%
1997	352	693	0.0469%
1998	280	997	0.0666%
1999	220	1,513	0.101%
2000	199	1,744	0.1142%
2001	176	2,111	0.1401%
2002	136	2,805	0.1872%
2003	110	3,666	0.241%
2004	107	4,064	0.2666%
2005	80	5,505	0.3601%
2006	79	6,153	0.393%
2007	64	7,221	0.4577%
2008	51	8,432	0.5456%
2009	48	8,591	0.5748%
2010	40	9,102	0.6316%
2011	36	9,009	0.6323%
2012	39	8,495	0.5961%
2013	48	7,438	0.5224%
2014	62	6,571	0.451%
2015	61	6,250	0.4295%
2016	64	5,711	0.3961%
2017	72	5,138	0.3681%
2018	84	4,383	0.319%
2019	101	3,647	0.2694%
2020	112	3,193	0.2509%
2021	132	2,816	0.2304%
2022	148	2,558	0.1939%

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Names Like Brayden

If you like Brayden, you’ll love these other names like Brayden.

What names are diminutives of Brayden?

A diminutive is a name that’s like Brayden sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Brayden, but shorter.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Bradey	Descendant of Br?ch	Irish
Brady	Descendant of Bradach	Irish
Braydie	Descendant of Br?ch	Irish

What names are variants of Brayden?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Brayden.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Bradan	Salmon	Irish
Bradden	Descendant of Brad?	Irish
Braddon	Descendant of Brad?	Irish
Bradin
Bradon	Broad hillside.	Irish
Braeden	Descendant of Brad?	Irish
Braedon	Broad hillside.	English
Braiden	Descendant of Brad?	Irish
Braydan	Descendant of Brad?	Irish
Braydon	Descendant of Brad?	Irish

What names sound like Brayden?

If you like how Brayden sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Brayden.

Name	Meaning	Origin	Popularity	Other Gender
Aidan	Little fire	Irish

Aiden	Little fire	Irish
Aydan	Fire	Gaelic
Ayden	Little fire	Irish
Barden	Barley valley	English
Bracken	Spotted	Gaelic
Brandan	Broom, gorse hill	English
Branden	Broom, gorse hill	English
Brandin	Broom, gorse hill	English
Brandon	Broom hill	English
Brandyn	Broom, gorse hill	English
Brannen		Irish
Branten	Broom, gorse settlement	English
Brenden	Prince	Irish
Broden	Ditch	Irish
Brycen	Descendant of Brice	Welsh

Bryen	High, noble	Irish
Brysen	Descendant of Brice	Welsh
Caden	Son of Cadan	Irish
Cadence	Rhythm	Latin
Caiden	Son of Cadan	American
Dryden	Dry valley	English
Graden	Renowned	Irish
Graydon		English
Hayden	Hay valley	English
Kayden	Son of Cadan	American
Raiden	Thunder and lightning	Japanese
Zaiden	Increasing, Surplus	American
Zayden	Increasing	American

What names are similar to Brayden?

Find a name that’s like Brayden, but just a little bit different.

Name	Meaning	Origin	Popularity	Other Gender
Brantley	Fire	English
Braxton	Brock's town	English

Cameron	Crooked nose	Scottish
Christian	Follower of Christ	Latin
Jax	Son of Jack	English
Maverick	Independent one	American
Myles	Soldier	Latin
Ryder	Mounted warrior	English
Ryker	Rich	English
Tucker	Cloth softener	English

Lists With Brayden

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Siblings of Brayden

Mamas with kids named Brayden also have kids with these names.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Kerry	Black-haired	Irish
Trent	Gushing waters	Latin
Emily	To excel	Latin
Jorden	Down-flowing	Hebrew
Alexavier	Created Name	American
Gabriel	God is my strength	Hebrew
Natalie	Christmas Day	French

Jackson	Son of Jack	English

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18 Comments

brayden Sep 30 at 6:06 pm

you know my name is brayden. My parents came up with the name and thay loved it.

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Michelle Feb 25 at 8:25 am

We both liked it because it was nice and it came for lm Irish heritage for my side

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- Braydenwade W Nov 20 at 8:11 am
  
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Hether Sep 8 at 9:12 am

Well my boyfriend’s sisters husband came up with the name. And we liked it so we kept it

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Becky Feb 22 at 10:18 am

I always liked the name Aiden. I came across Brayden and loved it, especially since I’m partial to B names and our last name starts with B, it flows really nice.

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Destiny Feb 5 at 1:03 pm

It’s a cute unique name

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- brayden Sep 30 at 6:07 pm
  
  that is so cute
  
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Brea Jan 17 at 12:38 pm

Brayden was the only name my husband and I could agree on.

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Reem Dec 19 at 10:32 am

My husband loved Tom Brady. That’s it.

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Brandy Sep 7 at 5:38 pm

I always wanted to name my baby boy Brayden since I was little.
Is Irish and Means bravery

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Nichole Jun 1 at 10:18 am

I love this app

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Stacey May 27 at 12:28 pm

I’ve always like the name brayden.

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Donna Apr 23 at 1:36 pm

My husband is Irish and he wanted something Irish in the baby’s name.

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Stacey Feb 25 at 6:56 am

I wa wanted a name that noone in my family thought of or named there child. So myself and my husband decided on brayden for his first name and Lee is after my uncle’s middle name

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Heather Nov 6 at 6:18 am

We named our son Brayden in 2013 after extensive research. His brothers name is Hunter. The boys have very beautiful meaningful names!!

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Courtney Oct 29 at 4:09 pm

I love the name

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O\'Reilly Sep 12 at 10:57 am

I choose the name brayden cause my sister kerry named her son Hayden but she passed away. An my younger sister wendi named her son aaiden. An i wanted to name my son brayden. They all sound the alike n there all cousins that sweet.

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Coriel Aug 6 at 11:22 am

Brayden was chosen by his father. Who wanted to name him after himself, middle name is Branden. Thought it was cute and adaptable. Brayden was born on August 2, weighing 9.2 pounds, measuring 22 inches long. He’s the sweetest baby ever and I’m truly blessed to be his mom.

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