Boys' name · since 1989
Braidon
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 459 babies named Braidon, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,293 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 459
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Braidon is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 459 have been recorded since 1989.
Social Security Administration records show Braidon recorded 459 times among boys since 1989, 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 1989 to 2020.
- #8,293 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 459 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Braidon ranks #8,293 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 459 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,293 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 459
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Braidon's 459 recorded births place it above 81.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Braidon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Braidon's full recorded timeline at 2006, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 40 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Braidon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2020
- Peak year (2008)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Braidon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (258 births, 56% of the file).
2000s was Braidon's strongest decade.
258 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Braidon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 62
1990s
62 births
- 2000s
2000s
258 births
- 2010s
2010s
129 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 258 births (56% of all-time use).
Braidon by state
Where Braidon concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 6 | 1.3% |
| #2 | Indiana | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 5 | 1.1% |
6 of 459 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Braidon's data
- Braidon's decade-level peak was the 2000s (258 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Braidons (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Braidon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1989–2020 (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 Braidon 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.