Son of Brae; hillside or borderland
A modern American invention, likely a patronymic form of Brae or a variation of Bryson. It combines the Scottish element 'brae', meaning a steep hillside, with the English suffix '-son'.
Less common today
Braeson isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #3,900 in 2020.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
