Braden

Where Braden comes from

Anglicised from an Irish surname Ó Bradáin (“descendant of Bradán”), from a personal name meaning "salmon," from bradán (“salmon”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Braden
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1916
    First appearance
    #3,516 among boys, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1974
    Braden Looper born
    starting pitcher in Major League Baseball
  3. 1989
    Braden Holtby born
    Canadian ice hockey goaltender
  4. 2005
    Peak, #133
    3,046 babies named Braden — more than any year before or since.
  5. 2011
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #259.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname, of 1990s and 2000s usage.
Namesakes
  • Braden Holtby · Canadian ice hockey goaltender, born 1989
  • Braden Looper · starting pitcher in Major League Baseball, born 1974
  • Braden Schneider · Canadian ice hockey player, born 2001
  • Braden Smith · American football player, born 1996
  • Braden Gellenthien · American archer, born 1986

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.