Boys' name · peaked in 2005
Braden name popularity since 1925
46,492 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Braden (0.6% girls, 99.4% boys). Half of them were born in 2005 or earlier, so the typical Braden is about 21 years old in 2026. Braden peaked in 2005 as the #133 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 46,492
- Named Braden, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #1,152 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.4% boys
- 277 girls · 46,215 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 4.28× its national share
Peak year is the year Braden made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Braden births per year, 1925–2025
2005 was the biggest year for Braden both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1991 and 1996, Braden became 2.4× more common, from 1 in 4,600 baby boys to 1 in 1,890.
- Steepest fall: Between 2008 and 2013, its share of baby boys fell by 59%, from 1 in 808 to 1 in 1,960.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Braden's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Braden.
Decade by decade
Babies named Braden in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 22 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 44 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 156 | #1,651 |
| 1960s | 0 | 271 | #1,209 |
| 1970s | 6 | 814 | #895 |
| 1980s | 14 | 2,343 | #525 |
| 1990s | 107 | 8,389 | #322 |
| 2000s | 138 | 24,071 | #133 |
| 2010s | 12 | 8,784 | #411 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 1,316 | #1,152 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
69.5% of babies named Braden from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Braden is most popular
The index compares Braden's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Braden.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 4.28× | 1,612 |
| Oklahoma | 3.06× | 1,760 |
| Idaho | 2.62× | 461 |
| Kansas | 2.49× | 1,122 |
| Arkansas | 1.76× | 801 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Braden and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Braden (this page) | 46,215 | 2005 |
| Bradyn | 4,773 | 2009 |
| Bradon | 2,060 | 2005 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Braden's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Braden.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Braden (2005).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data