Bryden
A boys’ name of English origin, meaning broad hill or valley dwelling; a form of Brydon.
Bryden by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Bryden. In the US, 77 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 149 babies in 2013, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Bryden. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Braydenbroad valley; a modern respelling of Braden5,153 in the US (2017)
- Brycenspeckled or freckled; modern respelling of Bryce601 in the US (2017)
- Bradenbroad valley; form of Bradley505 in the US (2017)
- Brysenson of Brice; descendant of the speckled one; modern respelling of Bryson260 in the US (2017)
- Breydenbroad valley; respelling of Braden or Brayden33 in the US (2017)
- Brydonbroad hill or valley dwelling14 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean home
Like Bryden, each of these has home in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Henryruler of the home2,295 in England and Wales (2025)
- Xaviernew house4,468 in the US (2017)
- Grahamgravelly homestead or gray home2,112 in the US (2017)
- Dallasfrom the meadow dwelling or field place1,908 in the US (2017)
- Harryruler of the home; from Henry1,718 in England and Wales (2025)
- Javiernew house1,638 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a mountain
Like Bryden, each of these has a mountain in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aaronmountain of strength; exalted7,185 in the US (2017)
- Landonlong hill; open grassy hill6,390 in the US (2017)
- Brandonbeacon hill or gorse covered hill3,482 in the US (2017)
- Arlofortified hill; barberry tree2,083 in England and Wales (2025)
- Knoxround hill1,646 in the US (2017)
- Harlowrocky hill or army hill832 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Bryden
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