Given name
Brentlee
“from the meadow near the hill”
Brentlee is a variant of Brentley. One English interpretation is “from the meadow near the hill.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Brentlee is a variant of Brentley. One English interpretation is “from the meadow near the hill.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Brentlee is a variant of Brentley. An origin associated with Brentley is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1990. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Brentlee through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 964
- 827 boys · 137 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 97 babies
- 2025
- 22
- #5,424 for boys · #15,335 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −47%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 88% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 17 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,424 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 50.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 87 in 2015. It also appeared in 5 birth records for girls in 2025.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Brentlee’s family of names
Brentlee has a related form in Brentley.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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