Brayden
Meaning of Brayden
Brayden is a variant spelling of Braden, a surname usually traced to the Irish Ó Bradáin, meaning 'descendant of Bradán'. Bradán is a Gaelic personal name meaning 'salmon'. Braden can also be an English surname taken from a place name. Brayden is pronounced BRAY-dən, rhyming with 'maiden'.
A well-known bearer is Brayden Point, the Canadian ice hockey center who won back-to-back Stanley Cups with the Tampa Bay Lightning.
In the U.S., Brayden was uncommon until the 1990s, when it began a rapid climb that took it into the top 100 in 2005. It reached its highest rank, 36th, in 2011, a year after the number of boys given the name peaked at 9,122. It has declined since, and in 2025 it ranked 229th, with 1,545 boys.
Pronunciation
English
- Pronunced as BRAY-dən (/ˈbreɪdən/)
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Notable People Named Brayden
| Brayden Point is a Canadian center for the Tampa Bay Lightning, a 2014 third round pick who led the playoffs in goals during their back to back 2020 and 2021 Stanley Cup wins and scored the 2020 Cup clincher. |
| Brayden Trevor Yager is a Canadian junior ice hockey player and Winnipeg Jets prospect who was drafted 14th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2023 and now plays for the Lethbridge Hurricanes in the WHL after a December 2, 2024 trade. |
| Brayden Thomas is an American professional football linebacker who played college football at the University of Mary, Minnesota State, and North Dakota State. |
| Brayden Taylor is an American professional baseball infielder in the Tampa Bay Rays organization. |
| Brayden Jaw is a Chinese Canadian ice hockey player who played at Harvard and later signed with Kunlun Red Star in the KHL. |
| Brayden Lewis Shaw is an English midfielder for Lancaster City in the Northern Premier League Premier Division. |
| Brayden Lyle is a former AFL footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles and Port Adelaide. |
| Brayden Tracey is a Canadian ice hockey winger for HC Slovan Bratislava in the Slovak Extraliga who previously played for the Anaheim Ducks in the NHL. |
