Boys' name · since 1998
Braidan
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 137 babies named Braidan, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,352 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 137
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
137 boys have been named Braidan since 1998, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Braidan recorded 137 times among boys since 1998, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2017.
- #15,352 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 137 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Braidan ranks #15,352 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 137 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,352 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 137
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Braidan's 137 recorded births place it above 66.15% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Braidan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Braidan's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2003, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Braidan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2017
- Peak year (2010)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Braidan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (87 births, 64% of the file).
2000s was Braidan's strongest decade.
87 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Braidan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
87 births
- 2010s
2010s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 87 births (64% of all-time use).
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- Braidan's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (87 total births) through the 2010s (44) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Braidan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1998–2017 (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 Braidan 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.