NameTides

Braden

Braden was the #1,152 boys' name in the US in 2025 (183 babies), and #3,684 in England & Wales and #2,269 in Canada.

Braden as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Braden as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Braden as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,152 (183)#3,684 (5)———#2,269 (8)
2024#1,243 (159)#3,255 (6)———#1,909 (10)
2023#1,128 (187)#4,992 (3)———#1,810 (10)
2022#935 (245)#4,790 (3)———#1,895 (9)
2021#901 (255)#3,017 (6)———#1,191 (18)
2020#809 (287)#4,608 (3)#711 (3)——#1,382 (14)
2019#671 (388)#3,937 (4)———#1,065 (20)
2018#576 (480)#2,445 (8)———#794 (30)
2017#546 (513)#2,324 (9)———#731 (34)
2016#501 (599)#1,903 (12)—#421 (3)#601 (4)#635 (42)
2015#411 (758)#2,483 (8)———#748 (33)
2014#357 (894)#1,721 (13)—#398 (3)—#643 (41)
2013#335 (965)#1,617 (14)———#564 (47)
2012#303 (1,135)#1,367 (18)———#454 (61)
2011#259 (1,342)#1,688 (13)#648 (3)——#421 (67)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2005 at #133.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1916.

How common is it?

about 1 in 9,300 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 9,300uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 56,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 20,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Braden is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 12,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 9,200 to 1 in 15,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Braden by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: #768MINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #949INOhio: #801OHPennsylvania: #742PANew Jersey: #766NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,241CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #709MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #727VAMaryland: #702MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #927TNNorth Carolina: #936NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #853GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,415TXFlorida: #1,353FL
Braden (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
BradenCanadaBoys#2,2698
BradenEngland & WalesBoys#3,6845
BradenIrelandBoys—too few
BradenNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
BradenScotlandBoys—too few
BradenUSGirls—too few
BradenUSBoys#1,152183