Unisex name · since 1990
Brentlee
827 babies named Brentlee in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,787 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,491 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 827
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Brentlee is the #5491 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 827 recorded since 1990.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brentlee has been recorded 827 times among boys since 1990, currently ranked #5491 nationally and more common than 61% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #5,787 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,491 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 827 born since 1990
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Brentlee ranks #5,787 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,491 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 827 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,787 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,491 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 827
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Brentlee's 827 recorded births place it above 87.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Kentucky.
How Brentlee compares
827 Top 35% higher than 65% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Brentlee's all-time total is 124% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Brentlee | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 827 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 87 | 34 | 22,252 |
Brentlee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Brentlee splits its recorded history at 2016: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2006 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 87 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Brentlee popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 87
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Brentlee popularity over time - girls
137 total births recorded since 2004 (Brentlee as girls' name)
Brentlee by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (620 births, 75% of the file).
2010s was Brentlee's strongest decade.
620 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.
Brentlee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 14
2000s
14 births
- 2010s
2010s
620 births
- 2020s 187
2020s
187 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 620 births (75% of all-time use).
How Brentlee compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Brentlee's total volume
Brentlee by state
Where Brentlee concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 55 | 6.7% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 37 | 4.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 32 | 3.9% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 24 | 2.9% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 23 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 18 | 2.2% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 17 | 2.1% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 10 | 1.2% |
55 of 827 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Brentlee appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Brentlee's data
- Brentlee's decade-level peak was the 2010s (620 total births); usage has since declined to 187 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Brentlees (55 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Brentlee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~35 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1990–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Brentlee draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.