Boys' name · peaked in 2010
Brayden name popularity since 1925
137,606 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Brayden (0.8% girls, 99.2% boys). Half of them were born in 2011 or earlier, so the typical Brayden is about 15 years old in 2026. Brayden peaked in 2010 as the #40 name for boys, and it ranked #229 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 137,606
- Named Brayden, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #229
- for boys in 2025 (1,545 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.2% boys
- 1,058 girls · 136,548 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.04× its national share
Peak year is the year Brayden 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.
Brayden births per year, 1925–2025
2010 was the biggest year for Brayden both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1994 and 1999, Brayden became 4.9× more common, from 1 in 6,230 baby boys to 1 in 1,260.
- Steepest fall: Between 2020 and 2025, its share of baby boys fell by 53%, from 1 in 524 to 1 in 1,110.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Brayden's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Brayden.
Decade by decade
Babies named Brayden 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 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 0 | 50 | #3,988 |
| 1980s | 0 | 318 | #1,976 |
| 1990s | 156 | 5,294 | #480 |
| 2000s | 597 | 50,382 | #80 |
| 2010s | 253 | 66,017 | #61 |
| 2020–25 | 52 | 14,487 | #229 |
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
58.9% of babies named Brayden from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Brayden is most popular
The index compares Brayden'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 Brayden.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.04× | 999 |
| Utah | 2.00× | 2,345 |
| Wyoming | 1.77× | 329 |
| Alaska | 1.69× | 345 |
| Idaho | 1.65× | 904 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Brayden 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brayden (this page) | 136,548 | 2010 |
| Braydon | 14,315 | 2009 |
| Braiden | 7,637 | 2010 |
| Braydan | 1,180 | 2009 |
| Braydin | 1,088 | 2009 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Brayden's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Brayden.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Brayden (2010).
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