Branden

Where Branden comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Branden.

Branden through the years
  1. 1959
    First appearance
    #3,988 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1987
    Peak, #251
    913 babies named Branden, its best rank.
  3. 1993
    Branden Dawson born
    American basketball player
  4. 1999
    Branden Carlson born
    American basketball player
  5. 2008
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #586.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname, of rather rare usage, variant of Brandon.
Namesakes
  • Branden Dawson · American basketball player, born 1993
  • Branden Carlson · American basketball player, born 1999
  • Branden Frazier · American basketball player, born 1992
  • Branden Albert · American football player, born 1984
  • Branden Grace · South African professional golfer, born 1988

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.