Brantlee
A combination name derived from Brandon and Lee, potentially meaning "descendent of the beacon hill".
Name Census estimates that about 2,532 living Americans carry the first name Brantlee. It is a predominantly male name (91.0% of registrations). The average person named Brantlee today is around 10 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Brantlee births was 2015 (320 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Brantlee. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Brantlee is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 10 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
2.5K
~ 1 in 135,369 Americans
Peak year
2015
320 babies that year
Average age
10
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,555
Tracked since 1970
Census
Brantlee in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,784 people with the first name Brantlee, which placed it at #8,186 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#8,186
National first-name rank
People counted
1.8K
1,784 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.6
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
91.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Brantlee
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Brantlee is White at 91.6%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (4.2%) and Hispanic (2.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Brantlee described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Brantlee at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White91.6% · 1,635
- Two or more races4.2% · 75
- Hispanic or Latino2.2% · 39
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.2% · 22
- Black or African American0.7% · 13
Gender
Gender distribution for Brantlee
Brantlee leans heavily male at 91.0% of total registrations, but 230 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Brantlee as a male name
- Ranked #2,555 in 2024
- 52 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2015 (304 births)
Brantlee as a female name
- Ranked #13,724 in 2023
- 6 female births in 2023
- Peak: 2013 (23 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Brantlee leans strongly male. 1,568 people counted with this name were male (87.3%), compared with 228 female bearers (12.7%).
Popularity
Brantlee: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Brantlee from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 1,996 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Brantlee by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Brantlee during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Brantlees live
The SSA's state-level files cover 28 states and territories. Ohio, Texas, Kentucky recorded the most babies named Brantlee, while New York, Nebraska, Minnesota recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 60 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Brantlee
The name Brantlee is a relatively modern invention, likely derived from the English surname Brant or Brandt, which itself has Germanic origins. The name Brant is thought to be an occupational surname referring to someone who burned or cleared land, stemming from the Old English word "bærnan" meaning "to burn."
While the exact origins of Brantlee as a given name are unclear, it appears to have emerged in the late 20th century, potentially as a combination of the surname Brant and the popular suffix "-lee." This suffix has been used to create numerous given names, often with the intention of conveying a sense of grace or beauty.
There are no known historical references or ancient texts that mention the name Brantlee specifically. However, the surname Brant has a long history, with recorded instances dating back to the 13th century in England and other parts of Europe.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Brantlee was Brantlee Underwood, an American professional golfer born in 1985. Other notable people with this first name include Brantlee Whitehurst, an American singer-songwriter and musician, and Brantlee Ingersoll, an American artist and illustrator.
While the name Brantlee is relatively uncommon, it has been used throughout history by a handful of individuals. For example, Brantlee Stephens was an American politician and lawyer who served as a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives in the late 19th century. Brantlee Wilkerson was an American author and educator who wrote several books on child development in the early 20th century.
Another individual with the name Brantlee was Brantlee Garrison, an American entrepreneur and business executive who co-founded a successful technology company in the 1980s. While not as well-known as some other given names, Brantlee has been bestowed upon individuals from various walks of life throughout the past several decades.
People
Brantlee + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Brantlee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with B
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Brantlee: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Brantlee?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 2,532 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Brantlee going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 135,369 US residents.
Is Brantlee a common name?
We classify Brantlee as "Rare". It ranks above 94.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,553 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Brantlee most popular?
The single biggest year for Brantlee was 2015, when 320 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Brantlee is about 10 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Brantlee in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,784 people with the name Brantlee, or 0.59 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #8,186 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Brantlee in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Brantlee?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Brantlee leans strongly male. 1,568 people counted with this name were male (87.3%), compared with 228 female bearers (12.7%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Brantlee?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Brantlee is White at 91.6%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (4.2%) and Hispanic (2.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Brantlee most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Brantlee in the 2020 Census, accounting for 91.6% (1,635 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Brantlee in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Brantlee a male name?
Yes, 91.0% of people registered as Brantlee in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Brantlee still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Brantlee in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Brantlee can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Brantlee?
Find out how many people share the name Brantlee on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.