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Is Brayden that bad?
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I keep seeing comments on this board knocking the ayden trend (which I do agree has gotten a little ridiculous) but I have to admit that I love the name Brayden/Braden. I just think it sounds nice and the nn Brady is adorable. Is it really that bad? Thoughts?
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Re: Is Brayden that bad?
This.
I don't know. I can't even think of Brayden/Braden with an open mind. By the time I heard of it, there were like 1000 all at once and everyone was talking about the "ayden trend." I will say that Braden is better than Brayden. I hate the y.
I won't knock you for liking it since I actually like Caden if it weren't for influence of all the -aden haters. And how popular all these names are, plus the various spellings.
As for Brady, I personally like it as a name by itself. But I am biased- it's my maiden name and will be DS#2's middle name.
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Surprisingly me too. My cousin is Hayden and he is now 13? so I loved it before it became popular. My friend had a son Aidan a few years ago. I love it.?
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I actually like the sound of most of the -aiden names. I would never use them b/c of how trendy they are however.
That being said I hate the name Brayden. It sounds like "I'm Braidin' my hair."
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I've never liked Braden/Brayden.
And yes, the "aiden" thing is totally off the wall ridiculous these days.
it's not that popular
I think Braden is a good, solid name. I only know of one little boy named Braden so I don't know if it's really that popular in my area (I've only seen one or two of them in the birth announcements section of the newspaper). FWIW, my name was ranked #1 on the SS charts for many years in a row and, despite that, I never really encountered the "Ashley T., Ashley S., Ashley C." dilemma in school. Typically there was only one other Ashley in my classes at the very most, and usually I was the only one.
This is just a theory of mine, but I think that some parents are trying so hard to give their kids unique names that it's eventually going to backfire (i.e., a name that they thought was unique ends up becoming popular anyway, etc.). That's exactly what happened to my parents when they named my sister Kaitlin back in 1986. No one had ever heard of it before in our neck of the woods so they thought they were being "different" (we lived out in BFE lol). Then we moved to Florida where we were literally surrounded by little Kaitlins everywhere. You just never know. Go with the name that you like!
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Yes, it is that bad!
I cannot stand the name...partly because it is so popular and partly because I have a very difficult student with that name.
I liked Brayden before it became so popular. But to be honest I have yet to meet a person IRL with this name so I guess in my area its not as popular.
Honestly, it is not my style, mostly because it sounds like "braiding" to me.
Where I live, everyone drops the ends of -ing verbs. (walkin', talkin', etc.), so it sounds exactly like braidin' hair.
It isn't a horrible name at all, so if you love it you should use it. I prefer it spelled Braden.
Agreed.
I think there are definitely worse names. Jayden, for example. I think that is worse. My main problem with Braden/Brayden/Braeden (besides the "Y," which I really just think makes it look feminine), is that it seems like a made up name. I'm not sure where the name came from -- I'm sure someone will post and tell me that it's an old Scottish name or something -- but it just seems like someone liked Aiden, and so decided to throw a "B" on the beginning. So, that's my main problem with it. I don't think it's a horrible name by any means!
People, you haven't heard this name IRL bc it exploded within the past few years! Majority of these kids aren't in school yet, they are still babies and toddlers. The sound of the name itself is becoming popular and climbing the charts, everyone has a different spelling though it seems. I, personally, don't mind the sound of it (even though the braiding hair thing makes me cringe), but the huge skyrocketing of it recently makes me dislike it (trendy- will sceam late 2000s to me in the future). I'm anxious to see 2008 results...
https://nametrends.net/name.php?name=Brayden
https://nametrends.net/name.php?name=Brayden#Braden
My five year old nephew is Braden. When my sister named him that, nobody in my family had ever heard of the name before. Now, clearly, it's everywhere.
The name is NMS, but I do prefer Braden to Brayden. I agree with PP who said Brayden reminds her of the noise a donkey makes!
I also agree with those who say if you like the nickname Brady, just use that as a given name.
Yes it is that bad. There is nothing, and I mean nothing, redeeming about this name. The popularity, the superfluous 'y', the fact that it DOES sound like "I'm braidin' my hair", the fact that the horrendous noise that donkies make is referred to as a "bray", the fact that it follows the -ayden trend... it all adds up to awful, just awful.
Brady, on the other hand, is a great name. Please, if you intend to call him this, just name him this!
I dont think it is that bad, just trendy. I completely avoid names that are super popular or too trendy.
I really like Brady though.
i love the name Brayden. i think it's adorable. It sounds Irish to me. I also really like Brady.
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Ditto!! Brady is on our list. Brayden... sounds... made up.