Meadow near the burnt land
A modern American invention, Brentlee combines the English surname Brent, meaning 'burnt land' or 'steep hill', with the suffix -lee, meaning 'meadow' or 'clearing'. It follows the contemporary trend of adding 'lee' to established names to create a softer, more rhythmic sound.
Less common today
Brentlee isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #1,763 in 2015.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
