Brentlee
The Story of Brentlee
As a girl name
American parents first put Brentlee on the record books as a girl name in 2004, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 15 Brentlees were born — ranking #7,802 that year. About 67% of every Brentlee on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Brentlee last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 132 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Brentlee first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1990, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2015: 87 births, good for #1,753 nationwide. About 73% of every Brentlee on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Brentlee ranks #4,569 for boys with 22 births, falling sharply (-47%). All told, over 854 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Brentlee
Brentlee is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1990 and has accumulated 854 births in the dataset. Brentlee's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #1,753. Use the chart and map above to compare Brentlee's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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