Brave vs Brayden

Side-by-side comparison of Brave and Brayden — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Brave

Boy name · Rank #3377

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Name B

Brayden

Boy name · Rank #190

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Metric Brave Brayden
Current Rank #3377 #190
Total Births (all years) 469 134,973
Peak Year 2022 2010
Peak Year Births 54 9,119
Peak Decade 2020ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2008 1970

Births by Decade

Decade Brave Brayden
1970ss — 50
1980ss — 318
1990ss — 5,294
2000ss 17 50,382
2010ss 206 66,005
2020ss 246 12,924

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Brave Brayden
2014 19 6,592
2015 21 6,280
2016 30 5,734
2017 18 5,177
2018 33 4,422
2019 41 3,689
2020 51 3,292
2021 53 2,846
2022 54 2,587
2023 53 2,282
2024 35 1,917

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 2008–2024.

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