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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201993peak #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 1993

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Lee, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Lee, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Lee, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Lee, so not publishedNHWashington: #359 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,656 boysWAIdaho: #268 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,418 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Lee, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #136 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 684 boysNDMinnesota: #127 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 783 boysMNIllinois: #278 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 1,860 boysILWisconsin: #222 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,730 boysWIMichigan: #249 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,874 boysMINew York: #357 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 2,802 boysNYMassachusetts: #236 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,195 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Lee, so not publishedRIOregon: #189 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,069 boysORNevada: #235 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,304 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Lee, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #128 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 628 boysSDIowa: #183 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,252 boysIAIndiana: #263 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,149 boysINOhio: #228 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 1,781 boysOHPennsylvania: #233 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 1,942 boysPANew Jersey: #263 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 2,040 boysNJConnecticut: #309 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,906 boysCTCalifornia: #393 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 3,401 boysCAUtah: #220 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,298 boysUTColorado: #246 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,521 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Lee, so not publishedNEMissouri: #231 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,699 boysMOKentucky: #181 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,329 boysKYWest Virginia: #227 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,989 boysWVVirginia: #230 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,580 boysVAMaryland: #289 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,173 boysMDDelaware: #151 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 846 boysDEArizona: #338 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,367 boysAZNew Mexico: #221 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,041 boysNMKansas: #261 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,744 boysKSArkansas: #215 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,298 boysARTennessee: #180 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,111 boysTNNorth Carolina: #240 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,547 boysNCSouth Carolina: #182 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 981 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Lee, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #229 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,393 boysOKLouisiana: #303 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,720 boysLAMississippi: #120 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 528 boysMSAlabama: #191 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,080 boysALGeorgia: #226 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,336 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Lee, so not publishedHITexas: #319 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 2,069 boysTXFlorida: #300 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 2,042 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#120 · 1 in 528
  2. Minnesota#127 · 1 in 783
  3. South Dakota#128 · 1 in 628
  4. North Dakota#136 · 1 in 684
  5. Delaware#151 · 1 in 846

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#120301 in 528
Minnesota#127381 in 783
South Dakota#12871 in 628
North Dakota#13661 in 684
Delaware#15151 in 846
Tennessee#180311 in 1,111
Kentucky#181181 in 1,329
South Carolina#182221 in 981
Iowa#183141 in 1,252
Oregon#189181 in 1,069
Alabama#191241 in 1,080
Arkansas#215111 in 1,298
Utah#220131 in 1,298
New Mexico#221111 in 1,041
Wisconsin#222181 in 1,730
Georgia#226361 in 1,336
West Virginia#22751 in 1,989
Ohio#228421 in 1,781
Oklahoma#229141 in 1,393
Virginia#230261 in 1,580
Missouri#231211 in 1,699
Pennsylvania#233391 in 1,942
Nevada#23571 in 1,304
Massachusetts#236181 in 2,195
North Carolina#240291 in 1,547
Colorado#246161 in 1,521
Michigan#249341 in 1,874
Kansas#26191 in 1,744
Indiana#263181 in 2,149
New Jersey#263251 in 2,040
Idaho#26851 in 1,418
Illinois#278461 in 1,860
Maryland#289141 in 2,173
Florida#300431 in 2,042
Louisiana#303171 in 1,720
Connecticut#30971 in 2,906
Texas#319741 in 2,069
Arizona#338131 in 2,367
New York#357461 in 2,802
Washington#359131 in 2,656
California#393811 in 3,401
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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 1993

girls
#1,126
159 births · 1 in 11,378 girls
boys
#284
989 births · 1 in 1,983 boys

Top girls' names in 1993

  1. #1Jessica34,993
  2. #2Ashley34,849
  3. #3Sarah24,257
  4. #4Samantha23,668
  5. #5Emily23,596
  6. #6Brittany21,725
  7. #7Taylor21,270
  8. #8Amanda20,811
  9. #9Elizabeth17,559
  10. #10Stephanie17,186
  11. #1,126Lee159

Top boys' names in 1993

  1. #1Michael49,571
  2. #2Christopher38,237
  3. #3Matthew35,782
  4. #4Joshua33,590
  5. #5Tyler29,800
  6. #6Brandon28,735
  7. #7Daniel28,698
  8. #8Nicholas28,114
  9. #9Jacob27,487
  10. #10Andrew27,326
  11. #284Lee989
More about 1993

girls

1,809,072 girls got a published name in 1993; 1 in 11,378 of them was named Lee, which outranked 92.9% of the 15,801 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lee
  1. #1,120Marla160
  2. #1,120Reanna160
  3. #1,120Santana160
  4. #1,126Lee159
  5. #1,126Marcela159
  6. #1,126Mikala159
  7. #1,129Brieanna158
  8. #1,129Emely158
  9. #1,131Brigitte157

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1992
Risers
  1. ↑ 12,442Coraima#13,317 → #875
  2. ↑ 5,624Kadijah#6,314 → #690
  3. ↑ 3,307Kalene#4,236 → #929
  4. ↑ 1,413Deyanira#2,351 → #938
  5. ↑ 979Halle#1,713 → #734
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,120Latifah#802 → #1,922
  2. ↓ 747Shanae#662 → #1,409
  3. ↓ 520Jaleesa#792 → #1,312
  4. ↓ 487Brianda#777 → #1,264
  5. ↓ 417Chynna#941 → #1,358

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

boys

1,961,328 boys got a published name in 1993; 1 in 1,983 of them was named Lee, which outranked 97.2% of the 10,170 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lee
  1. #281Damon1,000
  2. #282Marquis999
  3. #283Gage991
  4. #284Lee989
  5. #285Josue987
  6. #286Johnathon967
  7. #287Kendall965
Biggest movers since 1992
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,880Savon#6,670 → #790
  2. ↑ 2,006Jordy#2,834 → #828
  3. ↑ 662Austyn#1,598 → #936
  4. ↑ 471Devaughn#1,395 → #924
  5. ↑ 454Mikal#1,294 → #840
Fallers
  1. ↓ 329Channing#887 → #1,216
  2. ↓ 307Garth#658 → #965
  3. ↓ 252Earnest#911 → #1,163
  4. ↓ 241Armand#987 → #1,228
  5. ↓ 240Spenser#831 → #1,071

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

See the top 100 for 1993 →