Braedon — #8521 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Braedon

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,980 babies named Braedon between 1984 and 2024, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Braedon currently holds the #8521 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 284 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Braedon performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 2,370 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Braedon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 331 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Braedon in 35 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Braedon in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 3,980 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.