Braedon
- Pronunciation
- [Brae-don]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Broad Hillside.
- Origin
- English
About the Name Braedon
Braedon is one of many spellings of a name meaning "broad hillside," rooted in the English landscape tradition where elements describing wide hills and open slopes passed first into surnames and, later, into given names. It rides the great wave of -aden and -ayden boys' names that defined turn-of-the-millennium American naming, offering a slightly softer, more rugged-sounding alternative within that vast and popular family.
The name's charm is its blend of strength and warmth. It suggests open country and rolling hills while carrying the friendly, contemporary rhythm shared by all its many cousins. The flexible spelling allowed parents to personalize their choice while keeping the familiar, easygoing sound — a hallmark of the era that gave us Brayden, Aiden, and their countless kin. It feels approachable, sturdy, and distinctly of its moment. The result is a name that feels both familiar and personalized, friendly yet quietly strong.
Braedon first entered the US Social Security top-1000 for boys in 2000 and peaked in 2004 at rank #713. It last appeared in the top-1000 in 2009, at rank #925, with roughly 2,370 boys given this particular spelling across that span. Recorded variants include Bradan, Braddon, Bradon, Braeden, Braiden, Brayden, and Braydon — a striking illustration of just how many forms the sound has taken.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Braedon
US Popularity History (2000–2009)
Annual US births named Braedon by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2006 with 284 boys named Braedon (boy rank #745 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2009, ranked #925 for boys (224 US births). That's 180 places below its 2006 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Braedon Most Popular?
Average boy-name rank within each state across 2004–2013 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Braedon the strongest states are Iowa, Oregon, Oklahoma.
Strongest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | #445 | 23 |
| 2 | Oregon | #448 | 23 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | #494 | 22 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | #495 | 51 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | #541 | 29 |
| 6 | Missouri | #545 | 26 |
| 7 | Minnesota | #555 | 30 |
| 8 | Colorado | #575 | 30 |
| 9 | Indiana | #601 | 66 |
| 10 | South Carolina | #620 | 16 |
Weakest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | #943 | 30 |
| 2 | Florida | #939 | 35 |
| 3 | Illinois | #882 | 40 |
| 4 | Texas | #809 | 143 |
| 5 | North Carolina | #792 | 58 |
| 6 | Tennessee | #762 | 37 |
| 7 | Michigan | #730 | 63 |
| 8 | Washington | #723 | 47 |
| 9 | Louisiana | #721 | 39 |
| 10 | Virginia | #702 | 67 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2004–2013. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Braedon in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradan | From The Broad Valley | Male | English |
| Braddon | Broad Hillside. | Male | Irish |
| Bradon | Broad Hillside. | Male | English |
| Braeden | Dark Valley. | Male | Celtic |
| Braiden | Variation Of Braden: From The Broad Valley | Male | English |
| Brayden | Broad Hillside. | Male | English |
| Braydon | Broad Hillside. | Male | Irish |
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Compare Braedon to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Braedon against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).