What Does the Name Brantley Mean?

Brantley is a boy's name of English / German (surname) origin meaning “(South German) one from a burned clearing; (Old English) steep meadow.”

Updated June 2026

Name	Brantley
Gender	male
Origin	English / German (surname)
Meaning	(South German) one from a burned clearing; (Old English) steep meadow
Variants	Brantly, Brantlee, Brant
Popularity	A modern Southern-U.S. favorite that climbed into the top 150 to 250 in the 2010s, boosted in part by country singer Brantley Gilbert.

The meaning and origin of Brantley

The name Brantley means “(South German) one from a burned clearing; (Old English) steep meadow” and has English / German (surname) origins. A surname-derived name; the most documented origin is an Americanized form of Swiss/South German Brandle, a topographic name for someone near a place cleared by fire (from brant, 'fire'). An English reading combines brant ('steep, tall') with leah ('meadow').

Variants and related names

Brantley is related to several other names you may recognize: Brantly, Brantlee, Brant. These share a common root or are spelling and language variants of the same name.

How popular is the name Brantley?

A modern Southern-U.S. favorite that climbed into the top 150 to 250 in the 2010s, boosted in part by country singer Brantley Gilbert.

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