Braden is an established boys' name that peaked in 2005 and has since faded.
Braden is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,152 for boy births in the United States (and #2,343 across all names), given to 183 babies. Braden was first reported in SSA data in 1916 and peaked in 2005 (3,046 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 183 | 183 | — | #1,152 |
| 2024 | 159 | 159 | — | #1,244 |
| 2023 | 187 | 187 | — | #1,129 |
| 2022 | 245 | 245 | — | #935 |
| 2021 | 255 | 255 | — | #903 |
| 2020 | 287 | 287 | — | #809 |
| 2019 | 388 | 388 | — | #671 |
| 2018 | 480 | 480 | — | #576 |
| 2017 | 513 | 513 | — | #546 |
| 2016 | 599 | 599 | — | #501 |
| 2015 | 758 | 758 | — | #411 |
| 2014 | 894 | 894 | — | #357 |
| 2013 | 970 | 970 | #16,981 | #335 |
| 2012 | 1,142 | 1,142 | #13,733 | #303 |
| 2011 | 1,342 | 1,342 | — | #259 |
| 2010 | 1,710 | 1,710 | — | #207 |
| 2009 | 2,039 | 2,039 | #17,749 | #185 |
| 2008 | 2,531 | 2,531 | #14,082 | #156 |
| 2007 | 2,695 | 2,695 | #15,804 | #156 |
| 2006 | 2,874 | 2,874 | #7,200 | #143 |
| 2005 | 3,058 | 3,058 | #8,984 | #133 |
| 2004 | 2,643 | 2,643 | #5,596 | #154 |
| 2003 | 2,363 | 2,363 | #9,786 | #170 |
| 2002 | 2,315 | 2,315 | #4,924 | #168 |
| 2001 | 1,936 | 1,936 | #7,799 | #191 |
| 2000 | 1,755 | 1,755 | #5,170 | #204 |
| 1999 | 1,662 | 1,662 | #5,462 | #208 |
| 1998 | 1,203 | 1,203 | #7,163 | #251 |
| 1997 | 1,062 | — | #7,340 | #267 |
| 1996 | 1,012 | — | #9,688 | #278 |
| 1995 | 835 | — | #5,249 | #322 |
| 1994 | 734 | — | #6,727 | #341 |
| 1993 | 596 | — | #7,561 | #396 |
| 1992 | 549 | — | #13,545 | #412 |
| 1991 | 447 | — | #9,434 | #472 |
| 1990 | 396 | — | — | #486 |
| 1989 | 348 | — | #11,007 | #518 |
| 1988 | 286 | — | — | #544 |
| 1987 | 294 | — | #8,079 | #536 |
| 1986 | 300 | — | — | #506 |
| 1985 | 276 | — | — | #525 |
| 1984 | 192 | — | — | #614 |
| 1983 | 160 | — | — | #675 |
| 1982 | 196 | — | — | #620 |
| 1981 | 158 | — | — | #687 |
| 1980 | 147 | — | — | #721 |
| 1979 | 118 | — | — | #799 |
| 1978 | 108 | — | — | #820 |
| 1977 | 117 | — | — | #792 |
| 1976 | 86 | — | — | #894 |
| 1975 | 91 | — | #8,086 | #895 |
| 1974 | 68 | — | — | #994 |
| 1973 | 61 | — | — | #1,037 |
| 1972 | 45 | — | — | #1,231 |
| 1971 | 59 | — | — | #1,057 |
| 1970 | 67 | — | — | #991 |
| 1969 | 33 | — | — | #1,397 |
| 1968 | 31 | — | — | #1,394 |
| 1967 | 34 | — | — | #1,290 |
| 1966 | 39 | — | — | #1,201 |
| 1965 | 40 | — | — | #1,209 |
| 1964 | 25 | — | — | #1,584 |
| 1963 | 23 | — | — | #1,663 |
| 1962 | 16 | — | — | #2,042 |
| 1961 | 19 | — | — | #1,884 |
| 1960 | 11 | — | — | #2,549 |
| 1959 | 15 | — | — | #2,125 |
| 1958 | 14 | — | — | #2,184 |
| 1957 | 16 | — | — | #2,029 |
| 1956 | 23 | — | — | #1,644 |
| 1955 | 22 | — | — | #1,651 |
| 1954 | 15 | — | — | #2,053 |
| 1953 | 19 | — | — | #1,770 |
| 1952 | 13 | — | — | #2,162 |
| 1951 | 7 | — | — | #3,093 |
| 1950 | 12 | — | — | #2,221 |
| 1949 | 7 | — | — | #3,055 |
| 1948 | 7 | — | — | #3,032 |
| 1947 | 15 | — | — | #2,000 |
| 1946 | 8 | — | — | #2,719 |
| 1944 | 7 | — | — | #2,891 |
| 1939 | 5 | — | — | #3,543 |
| 1936 | 7 | — | — | #2,891 |
| 1934 | 5 | — | — | #3,728 |
| 1931 | 5 | — | — | #3,823 |
| 1928 | 5 | — | — | #4,223 |
| 1924 | 7 | — | — | #3,532 |
| 1923 | 7 | — | — | #3,513 |
| 1916 | 6 | — | — | #3,552 |