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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201966peak #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 1966

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #114 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 473 boysAKMaine: #77 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 417 boysMEVermont: #74 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 363 boysVTNew Hampshire: #75 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 458 boysNHWashington: #103 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 485 boysWAIdaho: #110 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 488 boysIDMontana: #102 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 408 boysMTNorth Dakota: #70 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 272 boysNDMinnesota: #89 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 498 boysMNIllinois: #125 for boys · 129 births · 1 in 739 boysILWisconsin: #69 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 399 boysWIMichigan: #95 for boys · 137 births · 1 in 578 boysMINew York: #123 for boys · 184 births · 1 in 854 boysNYMassachusetts: #96 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 863 boysMARhode Island: #142 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,537 boysRIOregon: #109 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 535 boysORNevada: #71 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 305 boysNVWyoming: #83 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 312 boysWYSouth Dakota: #77 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 281 boysSDIowa: #94 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 493 boysIAIndiana: #120 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 734 boysINOhio: #112 for boys · 135 births · 1 in 687 boysOHPennsylvania: #98 for boys · 136 births · 1 in 702 boysPANew Jersey: #111 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 813 boysNJConnecticut: #73 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 497 boysCTCalifornia: #147 for boys · 205 births · 1 in 808 boysCAUtah: #122 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 574 boysUTColorado: #89 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 406 boysCONebraska: #104 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 624 boysNEMissouri: #114 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 661 boysMOKentucky: #101 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 607 boysKYWest Virginia: #112 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 676 boysWVVirginia: #124 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 686 boysVAMaryland: #124 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 688 boysMDDelaware: #88 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 481 boysDEArizona: #147 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 649 boysAZNew Mexico: #106 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 485 boysNMKansas: #103 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 498 boysKSArkansas: #74 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 335 boysARTennessee: #80 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 403 boysTNNorth Carolina: #98 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 525 boysNCSouth Carolina: #103 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 472 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #153 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 894 boysDCOklahoma: #123 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 667 boysOKLouisiana: #100 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 436 boysLAMississippi: #51 for boys · 102 births · 1 in 209 boysMSAlabama: #76 for boys · 93 births · 1 in 328 boysALGeorgia: #89 for boys · 108 births · 1 in 391 boysGAHawaii: #110 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 466 boysHITexas: #113 for boys · 200 births · 1 in 501 boysTXFlorida: #97 for boys · 103 births · 1 in 463 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#51 · 1 in 209
  2. Wisconsin#69 · 1 in 399
  3. North Dakota#70 · 1 in 272
  4. Nevada#71 · 1 in 305
  5. Connecticut#73 · 1 in 497

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#511021 in 209
Wisconsin#69961 in 399
North Dakota#70201 in 272
Nevada#71111 in 305
Connecticut#73481 in 497
Arkansas#74471 in 335
Vermont#7491 in 363
New Hampshire#75121 in 458
Alabama#76931 in 328
Maine#77201 in 417
South Dakota#77191 in 281
Tennessee#80831 in 403
Wyoming#8371 in 312
Delaware#8891 in 481
Colorado#89411 in 406
Georgia#891081 in 391
Minnesota#89641 in 498
Iowa#94481 in 493
Michigan#951371 in 578
Massachusetts#96561 in 863
Florida#971031 in 463
North Carolina#98821 in 525
Pennsylvania#981361 in 702
Louisiana#100811 in 436
Kentucky#101461 in 607
Montana#102131 in 408
Kansas#103321 in 498
South Carolina#103491 in 472
Washington#103501 in 485
Nebraska#104191 in 624
New Mexico#106201 in 485
Oregon#109281 in 535
Hawaii#110131 in 466
Idaho#110111 in 488
New Jersey#111691 in 813
Ohio#1121351 in 687
West Virginia#112211 in 676
Texas#1132001 in 501
Alaska#11461 in 473
Missouri#114581 in 661
Indiana#120621 in 734
Utah#122181 in 574
New York#1231841 in 854
Oklahoma#123271 in 667
Maryland#124431 in 688
Virginia#124541 in 686
Illinois#1251291 in 739
Rhode Island#14251 in 1,537
Arizona#147221 in 649
California#1472051 in 808
District of Columbia#153141 in 894

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 1966

girls
#241
1,211 births · 1 in 1,397 girls
boys
#106
2,965 births · 1 in 602 boys

Top girls' names in 1966

  1. #1Lisa56,918
  2. #2Kimberly32,232
  3. #3Mary28,890
  4. #4Michelle27,159
  5. #5Karen25,450
  6. #6Susan23,776
  7. #7Patricia20,112
  8. #8Tammy18,621
  9. #9Angela18,532
  10. #10Jennifer18,215
  11. #241Lee1,211

Top boys' names in 1966

  1. #1Michael79,985
  2. #2David66,408
  3. #3James65,163
  4. #4John65,016
  5. #5Robert59,317
  6. #6William38,237
  7. #7Mark34,801
  8. #8Richard34,457
  9. #9Jeffrey30,200
  10. #10Thomas29,003
  11. #106Lee2,965
More about 1966

girls

1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 1,397 of them was named Lee, which outranked 96.8% of the 7,624 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lee
  1. #238Janine1,238
  2. #239Candace1,220
  3. #240Doreen1,212
  4. #241Lee1,211
  5. #242Tiffany1,208
  6. #243Kellie1,197
  7. #244Lauren1,186
Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,121Tabatha#6,539 → #418
  2. ↑ 1,469Tabitha#1,993 → #524
  3. ↑ 1,325Joell#2,247 → #922
  4. ↑ 1,047Tatia#1,715 → #668
  5. ↑ 969Nichole#1,829 → #860
Fallers
  1. ↓ 398Barb#815 → #1,213
  2. ↓ 310Jewell#952 → #1,262
  3. ↓ 288Roxie#944 → #1,232
  4. ↓ 284Aretha#818 → #1,102
  5. ↓ 280Kecia#392 → #672

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

boys

1,783,461 boys got a published name in 1966; 1 in 602 of them was named Lee, which outranked 97.7% of the 4,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lee
  1. #103Tim3,141
  2. #104Louis2,992
  3. #105Marc2,972
  4. #106Lee2,965
  5. #107Jack2,964
  6. #108Ronnie2,907
  7. #109Frederick2,884
Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,207Jarrod#1,720 → #513
  2. ↑ 893Heath#1,254 → #361
  3. ↑ 467Illya#1,294 → #827
  4. ↑ 419Jarrett#1,294 → #875
  5. ↑ 399Reynold#1,360 → #961
Fallers
  1. ↓ 464Quint#986 → #1,450
  2. ↓ 303Dario#934 → #1,237
  3. ↓ 299Darran#1,000 → #1,299
  4. ↓ 281Artie#897 → #1,178
  5. ↓ 268Daryn#716 → #984

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

See the top 100 for 1966 →