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 [ 2 syll. bra-den, br-ad-en ] The boy name Braden is pronounced as BREYDahN KEY. Braden is largely used in English and Irish. Its origin is Celtic. The name Braden means descendant of Bradan, salmon. The first name is derived from an Irish surname 'Ó Bradáin' meaning 'descendant of Bradan'; the first name Bradan is itself from the Gaelic word 'bradan' (salmon). The name has been widely in recent times, in line with the popular trend favoring '-en' or '-an' names. The form Brayden also received a boost in popularity from its choice as the name of Miranda Hobbe's baby in the trendy US television series Sex in the City (1998-2004). Bradan (English), Bradin (English), Bradon (English), Bradyn (English), Braedon (English), Braiden (English), Bray (English), Braydin (English), and Braydun (English) are variants of Braden. The pet form Brady (English), and the spelling variants Bradden (English), Braeden (English and Irish), Braydan (English), Brayden (English), and Braydon (English) are other forms of the name. Braden is popular as a baby boy name, and it is also perceived as fairly trendy. The name's popularity has been increasing since the 1970s. At the modest height of its usage in 2005, 0.144% of baby boys were named Braden. It had a ranking of #133 then. In 2008, its usage was 0.116% and its ranking #156, and it was the 3rd most popular after Brayden (English) and Brady (English and Irish), within all boy names in its family. In 2008, the name was thrice as popular as Braden. Baby names that sound like Braden include Braiden (English), Braydan (English), Brayden (English), Braydon (English), Braydun (English), Bartome (English), Bertin, Berton (English), Bradan (English), Bradden (English), Bradin (English), Bradon (English), Bradyn (English), Braeden (English and Irish), Braedon (English), Braydin (English), Bretton (English), Brighton (English), Brodny, and Burton (English). KEY: Pronunciation for Braden: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
