How popular is the name Brayden?

Brayden ranks 231st among boys' names in US records, with 152,125 births since 1970. Over the past decade it accounts for 41,108.

Is Brayden a unisex name?

No. Brayden is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2010, when 10,146 children were given the name. It has been in use for 55 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Braydon, Breyden, Breydon, Braydenn. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#231 of boy names

Pronounced B R EY1 D AA1 N (ARPABET)

Brayden is a boys' name, and first appears in 1970. It has been given to 152,125 children — the 231st most common boys' name on record.

It is falling away, down 52% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2010, when 10,146 children were given it.

Four other spellings are counted in that total — Braydon, Breyden, Breydon and one more — because they are pronounced identically.

2010Boys: 10,146Girls: 46

These spellings sound identical to Brayden and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Brayden?: Brayden ranks 231st among boys' names in US records, with 152,125 births since 1970. Over the past decade it accounts for 41,108.
Is Brayden a unisex name?: No. Brayden is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Brayden most popular?: 2010, when 10,146 children were given the name. It has been in use for 55 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Brayden spelled?: Braydon, Breyden, Breydon, Braydenn. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.