Boys' name · since 1990
Braedan
Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 955 babies named Braedan, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,285 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 955
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Braedan is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 955 have been recorded since 1990.
Braedan has 955 recorded births among boys since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2023.
- #5,285 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 955 born since 1990
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Braedan ranks #5,285 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 955 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,285 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 955
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Braedan's 955 recorded births place it above 88.37% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Braedan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Braedan's full recorded timeline at 2006, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 83 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Braedan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2023
- Peak year (2007)
- 83
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Braedan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (582 births, 61% of the file).
2000s was Braedan's strongest decade.
582 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Braedan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 100
1990s
100 births
- 2000s
2000s
582 births
- 2010s
2010s
261 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 582 births (61% of all-time use).
How Braedan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Braedan's total volume
Braedan by state
Where Braedan concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 37 | 3.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 34 | 3.6% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 19 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 17 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #8 | California | | 10 | 1.0% |
37 of 955 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Braedan appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Braedan's data
- Braedan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (582 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Braedans (37 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Braedan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~33 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1990–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Braedan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.