Is Braedyn a boy or girl name?

Braedyn is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 2,590 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 11.2% were girls and 88.8% were boys.

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Braedyn

Recorded 1992–2025 · United States

Braedyn was most popular in 2008, when 198 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,225 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,378, with 17 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,590 people named Braedyn.

Braedyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Braedyn’s peak in 2008. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Braedyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Braedyn is mostly a boy’s name — 11.2% of the 2,590 Americans given it were girls and 88.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 7% girls and 93% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Braedyn

Where Braedyn is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org