Boys' name · since 1973
Braeden
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 13,642 babies named Braeden, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,019 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,337 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,642
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Braeden currently ranks #3337 among boys' names in America, with 13,642 babies recorded since 1973.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Braeden has been recorded 13,642 times among boys since 1973, currently ranked #3337 nationally and more common than 76% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #1,019 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,337 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 13,642 born since 1973
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Braeden ranks #1,019 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,337 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 13,642 born since 1973, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,019 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,337 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,642
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Braeden's 13,642 recorded births place it above 97.75% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
48 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Braeden compares
13,642 Top 8% higher than 92% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Braeden's all-time total is 37x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Braeden | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 13,642 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,004 | 34 | 22,252 |
Braeden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Braeden's full recorded timeline at 2002, 80% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 20% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 1,004 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Braeden popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 1,004
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Braeden popularity over time - girls
230 total births recorded since 1988 (Braeden as girls' name)
Braeden by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (8,403 births, 62% of the file).
2000s was Braeden's strongest decade.
8,403 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Braeden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 120
1980s
120 births
- 1990s 1,525
1990s
1,525 births
- 2000s
2000s
8,403 births
- 2010s 3,200
2010s
3,200 births
- 2020s 384
2020s
384 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 8,403 births (62% of all-time use).
How Braeden 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 Braeden's total volume
Braeden by state
Where Braeden concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,129 | 8.3% |
| #2 | California | | 891 | 6.5% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 605 | 4.4% |
| #4 | New York | | 538 | 3.9% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 522 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Wisconsin | | 470 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 457 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 454 | 3.3% |
1,129 of 13,642 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Braeden appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Braeden's data
- Braeden's decade-level peak was the 2000s (8,403 total births); usage has since declined to 384 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Braedens (1,129 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Braeden: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Braeden 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.