Is Brayden a boy or girl name?
Brayden is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 11 girls and 1,917 boys were named Brayden, so 0.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.8% of the 136,031 US babies named Brayden were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #190
- Girl rank, 2024
- #9,014
- Babies named Brayden since 1970
- 136,031
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 9,165 babies
Boys and girls named Brayden, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 318 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 5,294 | 156 | 2.9% |
| 2000s | 50,382 | 597 | 1.2% |
| 2010s | 66,005 | 253 | 0.4% |
| 2020s | 12,924 | 52 | 0.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,917 | #190 | 11 | #9,014 |
| 2023 | 2,282 | #160 | 9 | #10,446 |
| 2022 | 2,587 | #149 | 9 | #10,526 |
| 2021 | 2,846 | #131 | 14 | #7,693 |
| 2020 | 3,292 | #111 | 9 | #10,392 |
| 2019 | 3,689 | #101 | 14 | #7,807 |
| 2018 | 4,422 | #84 | 12 | #8,697 |
| 2017 | 5,177 | #72 | 15 | #7,513 |
| 2016 | 5,734 | #64 | 20 | #6,220 |
| 2015 | 6,280 | #61 | 15 | #7,686 |
| 2014 | 6,592 | #62 | 24 | #5,498 |
| 2013 | 7,455 | #48 | 39 | #3,861 |
| 2012 | 8,513 | #39 | 26 | #5,282 |
| 2011 | 9,024 | #36 | 42 | #3,673 |
| 2010 | 9,119 | #40 | 46 | #3,475 |
| 2009 | 8,603 | #48 | 56 | #3,052 |
| 2008 | 8,445 | #51 | 58 | #2,999 |
| 2007 | 7,226 | #64 | 67 | #2,717 |
| 2006 | 6,160 | #79 | 61 | #2,855 |
| 2005 | 5,512 | #80 | 58 | #2,834 |
| 2004 | 4,066 | #107 | 79 | #2,230 |
| 2003 | 3,672 | #110 | 61 | #2,613 |
| 2002 | 2,809 | #138 | 54 | #2,789 |
| 2001 | 2,129 | #176 | 55 | #2,710 |
| 2000 | 1,760 | #199 | 48 | #2,950 |
| 1999 | 1,523 | #222 | 40 | #3,193 |
| 1998 | 1,015 | #284 | 32 | #3,662 |
| 1997 | 724 | #351 | 23 | #4,526 |
| 1996 | 604 | #390 | 24 | #4,323 |
| 1995 | 450 | #480 | 13 | #6,695 |
| 1994 | 310 | #586 | 16 | #5,751 |
| 1993 | 250 | #651 | 8 | #9,665 |
| 1992 | 173 | #795 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 142 | #885 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 103 | #1,042 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 82 | #1,173 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 61 | #1,320 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 39 | #1,711 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 43 | #1,539 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 29 | #1,976 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 15 | #2,976 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,428 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 16 | #2,850 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,560 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 13 | #3,279 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,110 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 11 | #3,423 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,643 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 9 | #3,748 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 8 | #3,990 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,288 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Brayden reached #36 in 2011. As a girl name, it reached #2,230 in 2004. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Brayden
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.