Spellings

Brayden or Braden?

In the US in 2025, 80% of babies in this name family were spelled Brayden and 9% Braden. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.

Brayden80% of the family1,545 born in 2025#229 among boys−75% since 2015Braden9% of the family183 born in 2025#1,152 among boys−76% since 2015Braydon5% of the family90 born in 2025#1,778 among boys−82% since 2015Braiden2% of the family44 born in 2025#2,833 among boys−82% since 2015Bradyn2% of the family36 born in 2025#3,240 among boys−71% since 2015Braeden2% of the family35 born in 2025#3,314 among boys−88% since 2015

Ten years ago

Brayden already led in 2015, with 77% of the family's births; it has 80% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 8,188 to 1,933 births (−76%).

Births by spelling, 2015 and 2025
Spelling20152025Change
Brayden6,2821,545−75%
Braden758183−76%
Braydon49190−82%
Braiden24144−82%
Bradyn12336−71%
Braeden29335−88%

How they sound

All of these spellings are said the same way: /ˈbreɪdən/ (BRAY-dun). So the choice is about how it looks: it is the spelling people will read on a birth card, a name tag or an email address, and the one your child will sometimes spell out.

In France

In France in 2025: Brayden 15 births. The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.

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