Gender:
Origin:
English
44 famous people named Braden found on Wikipedia.
44497 male, 273 female in US.
Most recent ranking:
578-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
133-th in year 2005
Used in: English, Irish
Braden is a name that is popular in the United States and Canada. Its origin is confined to the British Isles and has two ancient sources.
The English meaning of Braden is "broad valley". or "broad hillside". The name has a strong Saxon origin and is most commonly found in the English county of Sussex. Additionally, there is a Braden (Braydon) Forest in Wiltshire, now mostly cut down, but it was mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as the site of a battle in 904AD.
The Gaelic Irish surname Ó Bradáin, meaning descendant of Bradán. Bradán is derived from an Irish Gaelic word meaning "salmon". The bradán feasa is the Salmon of Wisdom in an Irish legend about Fionn MacCool.
The name has many alternate spellings, including: Braden, Bradan, Bradin, Bradun, Bradyn, Braedan, Braeden, Braedin, Braedon, Braedyn, Braidan, Braiden, Braidon, Braidun, Braidyn, Braydan, Brayden, Braydin, Braydon, Braydyn, Bradiss or Bradn (with an implied second syllable but no second vowel). Some spellings have two ds (i.e., Bradden), but maintain the same pronunciation. It is in use for both boys and girls, but is more common for boys.
Its popularity is reflected in the popularity of similar-sounding names such as Aidan, Caden, Hayden, Jaden.
Derived from O Bradain, means: descendant of Bradan. Transferred use of the English surname: from Bradden, a dweller near the broad valley; broad hillside.
Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
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1 | Dallas Braden | 1983 | American professional baseball pitcher |
2 | Braden Holtby | 1989 | Canadian ice hockey goaltender |
3 | Gregg Braden | ||
4 | Kim Braden | 1949 | British actress |
5 | Anne Braden | 1924 | American activist |
6 | Braden Shipley | 1992 | American baseball player |
7 | Bernard Braden | 1916 | British actor |
8 | Thomas Braden | 1917 | American journalist |
9 | Braden Looper | 1974 | Starting pitcher in Major League Baseball |
10 | Braden Barty | 1970 | American film producer |
11 | Vic Braden | 1929 | American tennis player |
12 | Spruille Braden | 1894 | American diplomat |
13 | Carl Braden | 1914 | American activist |
14 | Braden Allenby | 1950 | American environmental scientist, environmental attorney, and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering |
15 | Don Braden | 1963 | American musician |
16 | Braden Danner | 1975 | American actor, writer, director and producer |
17 | Bob Braden | American computer scientist | |
18 | Kai Braden | 1988 | American actor, dancer and model |
19 | Braden Wilson | 1989 | American football player |
20 | Susan G. Braden | 1948 | American judge |
21 | George C. Braden | 1868 | American politician |
22 | Henry Braden | 1944 | Louisiana lawyer, lobbyist, and legislator |
23 | Charles S. Braden | 1887 | American professor of religious studies |
24 | George Braden | 1949 | Canadian politician |
25 | Alan Braden | English composer | |
26 | Braden Hunt | American actor | |
27 | Braden King | 1971 | American photographer and filmmaker |
28 | Braden Gellenthien | 1986 | American archer |
29 | Braden Birch | 1989 | Finnish ice hockey defenceman |
30 | Bill Braden | 1954 | Canadian politician |
31 | Allen Braden | American writer | |
32 | Andrew D. Braden | 1916 | American economist |
33 | Braden Mclean | 1991 | |
34 | Thomas H. Braden | 1874 | American politician |
35 | Glen Everton Braden | 1899 | Canadian politician |
36 | Alison Braden | 1982 | Canadian water polo player |
37 | David Braden | 1917 | |
38 | Braden Walls | 1985 | Canadian ice hockey player |
39 | William Robert Braden | Canadian politician | |
40 | C. O. Braden | 1891 | American football coach |
41 | Braden Calvert | 1995 | |
42 | Braden Lamb | American penciller | |
43 | William Braden | 1871 | |
44 | John Braden | 1949 | American actor, writer and director |