Boys' name · since 1992
Braydan
Since 1992, U.S. Social Security records show 1,180 babies named Braydan, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,635 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,522 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,180
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,180 babies have been named Braydan since 1992, making it today's #8522 boys' name.
Braydan has 1,180 recorded births among boys since 1992, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8522 as of the latest data, more common than 39% of boys, 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 1992 to 2025.
- #4,635 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,522 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,180 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Braydan ranks #4,635 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,522 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,180 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,635 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,522 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,180
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Braydan's 1,180 recorded births place it above 89.8% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
How Braydan compares
1,180 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Braydan's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Braydan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,180 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 90 | 34 | 22,252 |
Braydan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Braydan splits its recorded history at 2010: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1992 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 90 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Braydan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 90
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Braydan popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 2002 (Braydan as girls' name)
Braydan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (554 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Braydan's strongest decade.
554 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Braydan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 77
1990s
77 births
- 2000s
2000s
554 births
- 2010s
2010s
476 births
- 2020s 73
2020s
73 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 554 births (47% of all-time use).
How Braydan 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 Braydan's total volume
Braydan by state
Where Braydan concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 45 | 3.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 36 | 3.1% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 20 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 13 | 1.1% |
| #5 | California | | 12 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Kentucky | | 7 | 0.6% |
45 of 1,180 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Braydan appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Braydan's data
- Braydan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (554 total births); usage has since declined to 73 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Braydans (45 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio 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 Braydan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
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, 1992–2025 (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 Braydan 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.