Brayden

Where Brayden comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Brayden.

Brayden through the years
  1. 1970
    First appearance
    #4,230 among boys with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1991
    Brayden Schenn born
    Canadian ice hockey player
  3. 1996
    Brayden Point born
    Canadian ice hockey player
  4. 2011
    Peak, #36
    9,025 babies named Brayden, its best rank.
  5. 2018
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #84.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage, variant of Braden.
Namesakes
  • Brayden Schenn · Canadian ice hockey player, born 1991
  • Brayden Point · Canadian ice hockey player, born 1996
  • Brayden McNabb · Canadian ice hockey defenceman, born 1991
  • Brayden Schnur · tennis player, born 1995
  • Brayden Pachal · Canadian ice hockey player, born 1999

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.