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Brandon-Lee

Boy name · 15 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Brandon-Lee: 15 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 6 births in 2007.

With roots in Old English, Brandon-Lee combines two distinct names. Brandon derives from the Old English *brōm dūn*, meaning “gorse hill” or “broom-covered hill,” while Lee comes from *lēah*, a clearing or meadow. The most famous bearer of the first element is Brandon Lee, the American actor and martial artist tragically killed on set in 1993, remembered for his role in *The Crow*. Several places share the Brandon root, including Brandon in Suffolk and Brandon Hill in Bristol. Interestingly, the double-barrelled spelling “Brandon-Lee” became notably popular in Scotland from the 1990s, peaking in the early 2000s, and it remains a distinctly modern, Scottish-prefixed compound name.

Boy 4 of 52 years

Peak year
20076 babies
Latest (2016)
#7073 babies
Total births
15since 1999
5-year trend
≈ stablevs prior 5y
1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2007 · 6
Births per year in Scotland. Missing years had a count of 2 or fewer (suppressed by NRS).