Braydin
Braydin was the 12314th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 1530th with 108 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 9,500 places. More babies were named Braydin in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Brayden) salmon (via Braden) · Irish
- Rank in 2025
- #12,314 boys, down 7,041 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2009108 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,099babies recorded
What does the name Braydin mean?
Braydin is a spelling of Brayden, pronounced the same way, so it shares Brayden's meaning and origin.
Brayden is a modern spelling of Braden, which Wiktionary derives from the Irish surname Ó Bradáin, 'descendant of Bradán', a personal name from bradán, 'salmon'. Wikipedia lists Braden, Braeden and Braydon among its spellings and describes the name as Irish or Scottish. The -ayden spelling became popular in the US with rhyming names such as Aidan, Jayden and Hayden. Like those names, it is chosen mostly for its sound.
Ó Bradáin (Irish, “descendant of Bradán”)bradán (Irish, “salmon”)
How sure is this? Probable. Braden may also have English place-name origins; the Irish 'salmon' source is the dictionary view.
Related names: Braden, Braydon, Braeden, Bradyn.
See also: Irish names, names that mean an animal.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Braden', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Brayden', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Braydin popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 11 since 2002.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,314 | 5 |
| 2020 | #5,273 | 17 |
| 2010 | #1,797 | 82 |
| 2000 | #4,812 | 15 |
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How popular is Braydin, counting every spelling?
Braydin is a spelling of Brayden, a name family that ranked #221 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #12,314 for Braydin on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,764 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brayden | 1,545 | #229 | 11,193 |
| Braydon | 90 | #1,778 | 649 |
| Braiden | 44 | #2,842 | 351 |
| Braeden | 35 | #3,319 | 301 |
| Braedyn | 17 | #5,423 | 107 |
| Braedon | 12 | #6,861 | 70 |
| Braydan | 9 | #8,358 | 59 |
| Braydin | 5 | #12,314 | 50 |
| Braydyn | 7 | #9,855 | 38 |
| Braidyn | — | — | 30 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Braydin?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Braydin (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Braydin born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Braydin.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Braydin?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Braydin are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 13 and 19. That makes Braydin mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Braydin: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Braydin, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Braydin
What does Braydin mean?
Braydin is a spelling of Brayden, which means “salmon (via Braden)” (Irish origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Braydin?
Braydin was the 12314th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 1530th with 108 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 9,500 places. More babies were named Braydin in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Braydin a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Braydin in the US.