Is Braden a boy or girl name?
Braden is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 158 boys were named Braden, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.6% of the 46,327 US babies named Braden were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,246
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Braden since 1916
- 46,327
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 3,058 babies
Boys and girls named Braden, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 19 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 22 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 44 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 156 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 272 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 814 | 6 | 0.7% |
| 1980s | 2,344 | 14 | 0.6% |
| 1990s | 8,389 | 107 | 1.3% |
| 2000s | 24,071 | 138 | 0.6% |
| 2010s | 8,782 | 12 | 0.1% |
| 2020s | 1,131 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 158 | #1,246 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 187 | #1,127 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 245 | #935 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 254 | #904 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 287 | #809 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 387 | #671 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 480 | #575 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 513 | #546 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 599 | #501 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 758 | #411 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 894 | #357 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 965 | #335 | 5 | #16,979 |
| 2012 | 1,135 | #303 | 7 | #13,733 |
| 2011 | 1,342 | #259 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1,709 | #207 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 2,034 | #185 | 5 | #17,748 |
| 2008 | 2,524 | #156 | 7 | #14,081 |
| 2007 | 2,689 | #156 | 6 | #15,804 |
| 2006 | 2,857 | #143 | 17 | #7,200 |
| 2005 | 3,046 | #133 | 12 | #8,984 |
| 2004 | 2,621 | #153 | 22 | #5,596 |
| 2003 | 2,353 | #170 | 10 | #9,785 |
| 2002 | 2,291 | #168 | 24 | #4,923 |
| 2001 | 1,923 | #191 | 13 | #7,799 |
| 2000 | 1,733 | #204 | 22 | #5,170 |
| 1999 | 1,643 | #208 | 19 | #5,462 |
| 1998 | 1,190 | #251 | 13 | #7,163 |
| 1997 | 1,050 | #267 | 12 | #7,340 |
| 1996 | 1,004 | #278 | 8 | #9,688 |
| 1995 | 817 | #322 | 18 | #5,249 |
| 1994 | 721 | #341 | 13 | #6,728 |
| 1993 | 585 | #396 | 11 | #7,559 |
| 1992 | 544 | #412 | 5 | #13,544 |
| 1991 | 439 | #472 | 8 | #9,435 |
| 1990 | 396 | #485 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 342 | #518 | 6 | #11,006 |
| 1988 | 286 | #544 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 286 | #536 | 8 | #8,079 |
| 1986 | 300 | #506 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 277 | #524 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 192 | #614 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 160 | #675 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 196 | #620 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 158 | #687 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 147 | #722 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 118 | #800 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 108 | #820 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 117 | #792 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 86 | #894 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 85 | #895 | 6 | #8,086 |
| 1974 | 68 | #994 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 61 | #1,037 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 45 | #1,231 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 59 | #1,056 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 67 | #991 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 33 | #1,398 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 31 | #1,394 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 34 | #1,290 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 39 | #1,201 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 40 | #1,209 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 25 | #1,584 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 23 | #1,663 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 16 | #2,042 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 19 | #1,882 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 12 | #2,434 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 15 | #2,124 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 14 | #2,184 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 16 | #2,029 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 23 | #1,644 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 22 | #1,651 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 15 | #2,053 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 19 | #1,769 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 13 | #2,162 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 7 | #3,094 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 12 | #2,221 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 7 | #3,055 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 7 | #3,031 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 15 | #2,000 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 8 | #2,719 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 7 | #2,891 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 5 | #3,544 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 7 | #2,891 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 5 | #3,728 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 5 | #3,823 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,223 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 7 | #3,532 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,513 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 6 | #3,552 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Braden reached #133 in 2005. As a girl name, it reached #4,923 in 2002. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Braden
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.