Braeden
Braeden is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Braeden
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Braeden is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Braeden
Braeden first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1973, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2005: 1,004 births, good for #322 nationwide. About 61% of every Braeden on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Braeden ranks #2,776 for baby boys with 46 births, falling sharply (-51%). All told, over 14K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Braeden
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About the name Braeden
Braeden is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 14K births in the dataset. Braeden's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #322. Use the chart and map above to compare Braeden's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.