Braden is a boy's name of English origin meaning “salmon.” In 2024 it was given to 158 boys in the United States.
Braden belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “salmon” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Braden first appears in Social Security records in 1916. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #133 in 2005, and in 2024 158 babies received the name — 46,050 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Braden means “salmon” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Braden is a boy name. In 2024, 158 babies received the name in the US.
Braden comes from the English & American tradition.
Braden first appears in US records in 1916. Its best-ever ranking was #133 in 2005, and 158 babies were given the name in 2024.
Braden is pronounced /ˈbɹeɪdən/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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