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