Lee

#5,722 for girls in 2025, 21 births · #725 for boys in 2025, 366 births
Given to boys 78.9% of the time

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Peak · boys
#39
1900 · 675 births
Debut · boys
1880
361 births
In top 100 · boys
76 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
233,627
since 1880

Lee over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201920peak #183, 1955peak #39, 1900girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#5,72221#725366
2024#5,14825#716370
2023#5,24824#705377
2022#5,02826#698379
2021#7,25015#700378
2020#4,64828#768313
2019#5,98620#783297
2018#5,00726#689352
2017#5,82121#681369
2016#4,34533#664390
2015#5,45824#677375
2014#5,62523#703350
2013#4,75529#668361
2012#5,89522#662357
2011#6,33520#669353
2010#4,60831#676353
2009#4,93129#658374
2008#7,40817#670361
2007#6,09322#635382
2006#4,81129#610391
2005#5,60022#589384
2004#3,44443#557412
2003#3,34743#556403
2002#3,28342#516439
2001#2,66356#464513
2000#2,30667#469502
1999#1,94081#449510
1998#1,78987#403607
1997#1,98372#388615
1996#1,62594#343721
1995#1,522102#330774
1994#1,341125#297917
1993#1,126159#284989
1992#1,131156#2551,128
1991#1,106162#2291,300
1990#955197#2131,450
1989#816232#1881,545
1988#707269#1561,785
1987#744243#1541,811
1986#646286#1451,932
1985#610310#1422,005
1984#533360#1242,164
1983#513373#1381,917
1982#444485#1232,205
1981#414532#1232,215
1980#364652#1252,209
1979#363622#1292,078
1978#413490#1331,980
1977#377561#1332,014
1976#386532#1381,873
1975#360585#1371,858
1974#356608#1242,115
1973#336658#1232,106
1972#332691#1252,260
1971#308873#1282,472
1970#298970#1182,790
1969#2571,134#1182,762
1968#2391,160#1062,868
1967#2481,140#1032,960
1966#2411,211#1062,965
1965#2371,300#1162,772
1964#2481,272#1173,037
1963#2251,479#1193,016
1962#2331,380#1153,263
1961#2221,493#1223,127
1960#2181,531#1163,430
1959#2131,549#1153,509
1958#2001,696#1143,514
1957#1921,834#1053,588
1956#1841,937#1043,511
1955#1831,816#963,607
1954#2161,357#963,566
1953#2551,015#933,583
1952#256948#923,655
1951#259891#923,682
1950#268818#913,611
1949#270818#933,562
1948#264842#933,445
1947#254857#923,676
1946#248807#913,346
1945#257687#872,942
1944#280600#852,929
1943#284597#912,789
1942#282583#872,923
1941#283520#812,742
1940#283492#802,624
1939#286477#782,589
1938#296450#802,575
1937#297438#782,499
1936#292439#762,418
1935#280474#802,426
1934#306422#792,378
1933#310403#792,301
1932#293457#852,284
1931#302446#902,123
1930#308465#822,361
1929#308474#852,209
1928#291513#872,282
1927#302490#862,390
1926#285542#852,313
1925#292531#822,537
1924#303488#832,420
1923#289494#852,359
1922#291496#832,371
1921#303459#862,354
1920#281543#822,321
1919#289484#822,189
1918#281507#862,159
1917#281479#852,004
1916#275475#832,016
1915#279445#841,916
1914#254405#841,451
1913#272294#781,228
1912#253312#781,030
1911#244258#67646
1910#256224#49741
1909#256196#52584
1908#246197#51553
1907#244192#54516
1906#270150#57436
1905#251165#49486
1904#267139#45532
1903#297110#45477
1902#269134#46475
1901#30595#45424
1900#277138#39675
1899#30494#50388
1898#291111#46498
1897#29097#47453
1896#34073#48455
1895#28298#47478
1894#30183#45455
1893#33266#46445
1892#32668#46460
1891#30268#52342
1890#33258#43410
1889#27177#46415
1888#30561#48430
1887#27360#44400
1886#35237#47399
1885#29446#50348
1884#27748#43435
1883#24155#43388
1882#26543#41427
1881#25739#44342
1880#29428#43361
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Lee was already there! It came in at #43, and was given to 361 baby boys.

Quietest stretch: 2002–2025, when fewer than 440 boys a year got the name.

Where Lee is popular in 1920

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Lee, so not publishedAKMaine: #151 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 842 boysMEVermont: #100 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 465 boysVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Lee, so not publishedNHWashington: #116 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 651 boysWAIdaho: #82 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 309 boysIDMontana: #87 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 400 boysMTNorth Dakota: #210 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,323 boysNDMinnesota: #139 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 878 boysMNIllinois: #121 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 774 boysILWisconsin: #136 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 871 boysWIMichigan: #104 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 592 boysMINew York: #165 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 1,615 boysNYMassachusetts: #211 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,772 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Lee, so not publishedRIOregon: #59 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 256 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Lee, so not publishedNVWyoming: #33 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 124 boysWYSouth Dakota: #124 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 567 boysSDIowa: #94 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 410 boysIAIndiana: #77 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 379 boysINOhio: #106 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 735 boysOHPennsylvania: #112 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 943 boysPANew Jersey: #211 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,231 boysNJConnecticut: #164 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,779 boysCTCalifornia: #103 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 605 boysCAUtah: #40 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 151 boysUTColorado: #42 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 195 boysCONebraska: #105 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 519 boysNEMissouri: #70 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 317 boysMOKentucky: #59 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 283 boysKYWest Virginia: #77 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 422 boysWVVirginia: #59 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 311 boysVAMaryland: #126 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 924 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Lee, so not publishedDEArizona: #116 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 456 boysAZNew Mexico: #71 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 262 boysNMKansas: #77 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 324 boysKSArkansas: #37 for boys · 99 births · 1 in 177 boysARTennessee: #58 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 298 boysTNNorth Carolina: #46 for boys · 137 births · 1 in 240 boysNCSouth Carolina: #42 for boys · 93 births · 1 in 228 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #83 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 497 boysDCOklahoma: #49 for boys · 117 births · 1 in 186 boysOKLouisiana: #43 for boys · 93 births · 1 in 201 boysLAMississippi: #28 for boys · 126 births · 1 in 153 boysMSAlabama: #55 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 281 boysALGeorgia: #55 for boys · 117 births · 1 in 274 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Lee, so not publishedHITexas: #56 for boys · 184 births · 1 in 276 boysTXFlorida: #74 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 372 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#28 · 1 in 153
  2. Wyoming#33 · 1 in 124
  3. Arkansas#37 · 1 in 177
  4. Utah#40 · 1 in 151
  5. Colorado#42 · 1 in 195

Best ever in a state: #14 in Nevada, 1931.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#281261 in 153
Wyoming#33131 in 124
Arkansas#37991 in 177
Utah#40311 in 151
Colorado#42421 in 195
South Carolina#42931 in 228
Louisiana#43931 in 201
North Carolina#461371 in 240
Oklahoma#491171 in 186
Alabama#55911 in 281
Georgia#551171 in 274
Texas#561841 in 276
Tennessee#58791 in 298
Kentucky#59881 in 283
Oregon#59221 in 256
Virginia#59771 in 311
Missouri#70881 in 317
New Mexico#71141 in 262
Florida#74261 in 372
Indiana#77631 in 379
Kansas#77491 in 324
West Virginia#77361 in 422
Idaho#82131 in 309
District of Columbia#8361 in 497
Montana#87121 in 400
Iowa#94511 in 410
Vermont#10051 in 465
California#103431 in 605
Michigan#104571 in 592
Nebraska#105231 in 519
Ohio#106671 in 735
Pennsylvania#112901 in 943
Arizona#11681 in 456
Washington#116151 in 651
Illinois#121691 in 774
South Dakota#124111 in 567
Maryland#126141 in 924
Wisconsin#136261 in 871
Minnesota#139241 in 878
Maine#15171 in 842
Connecticut#16471 in 1,779
New York#165561 in 1,615
North Dakota#21051 in 1,323
Massachusetts#211121 in 2,772
New Jersey#21191 in 3,231
Alaska———
Delaware———
Hawaii———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
Rhode Island———

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Lee
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 9 spots since 2024 (#716 → #725)
  • 43 spots since 2020 (#768 → #725)
  • 48 spots since 2015 (#677 → #725)
  • Biggest jump: 68 spots in 2021 (#768 → #700)
  • Biggest drop: 94 spots in 2019 (#689 → #783)
Rise & fade · boys
20 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1900 at #39 (675 births)
  • Births halved by 2019, 119 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 76 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 76 yrs · run 1880–1955
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 223
  • Highest: 1 in 223 boys born in 1900 were named Lee (0.45%)
  • Latest: 1 in 4,667 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · boys
The 1950s
  • 15.3% of all boys named Lee (35,826) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s3,945#41 (1882)#45
1890s4,384#43 (1890)#47
1900s5,158#39 (1900)#48
1910s15,380#49 (1910)#78
1920s23,556#82 (1925)#84
1930s23,954#76 (1936)#81
1940s30,978#80 (1940)#88
1950s35,826#91 (1950)#100
1960s30,200#103 (1967)#114
1970s21,546#118 (1970)#129
1980s19,788#123 (1981)#142
1990s9,011#213 (1990)#319
2000s4,161#464 (2001)#572
2010s3,557#662 (2012)#687
2020s2,183#698 (2022)#719

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Lee in 1920

girls
#281
543 births · 1 in 2,207 girls
boys
#82
2,321 births · 1 in 459 boys

Top girls' names in 1920

  1. #1Mary70,983
  2. #2Dorothy36,643
  3. #3Helen35,097
  4. #4Margaret27,994
  5. #5Ruth26,102
  6. #6Mildred18,060
  7. #7Virginia17,314
  8. #8Elizabeth15,908
  9. #9Frances15,883
  10. #10Anna14,581
  11. #281Lee543

Top boys' names in 1920

  1. #1John56,913
  2. #2William50,146
  3. #3Robert48,679
  4. #4James47,908
  5. #5Charles28,309
  6. #6George26,891
  7. #7Joseph25,587
  8. #8Edward20,097
  9. #9Frank16,430
  10. #10Richard15,010
  11. #82Lee2,321
More about 1920

girls

1,198,289 girls got a published name in 1920; 1 in 2,207 of them was named Lee, which outranked 95.1% of the 5,767 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lee
  1. #278Natalie548
  2. #279Sophia545
  3. #280Flossie544
  4. #281Lee543
  5. #282Jacqueline540
  6. #283Margery534
  7. #284Gracie527
Biggest movers since 1919
Risers
  1. ↑ 550Denise#1,481 → #931
  2. ↑ 321Blossom#1,242 → #921
  3. ↑ 311Lilia#1,242 → #931
  4. ↑ 302Ena#1,270 → #968
  5. ↑ 277Lorayne#1,216 → #939
Fallers
  1. ↓ 594Haruko#917 → #1,511
  2. ↓ 511Roselle#1,000 → #1,511
  3. ↓ 345Toshiko#967 → #1,312
  4. ↓ 304Carroll#902 → #1,206
  5. ↓ 297Santina#835 → #1,132

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,064,356 boys got a published name in 1920; 1 in 459 of them was named Lee, which outranked 98.4% of the 4,989 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lee
  1. #79Jesse2,420
  2. #80Glenn2,375
  3. #81Victor2,349
  4. #82Lee2,321
  5. #83Benjamin2,309
  6. #84Sam2,283
  7. #85Gordon2,277
Biggest movers since 1919
Risers
  1. ↑ 960Harding#1,351 → #391
  2. ↑ 607Cameron#1,351 → #744
  3. ↑ 566Hardin#1,531 → #965
  4. ↑ 392Laurel#1,321 → #929
  5. ↑ 368Terrence#1,297 → #929
Fallers
  1. ↓ 789Pershing#593 → #1,382
  2. ↓ 580Woodroe#877 → #1,457
  3. ↓ 385Quinten#867 → #1,252
  4. ↓ 383Orvel#890 → #1,273
  5. ↓ 373Rexford#927 → #1,300

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1920 →