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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201995peak #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 1995

  • 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: #354 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,553 boysWAIdaho: #269 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,446 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Lee, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Lee, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #170 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,090 boysMNIllinois: #446 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 3,592 boysILWisconsin: #224 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,635 boysWIMichigan: #278 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 2,161 boysMINew York: #410 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 3,219 boysNYMassachusetts: #236 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,093 boysMARhode Island: #153 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 934 boysRIOregon: #381 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,758 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Lee, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Lee, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #147 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 691 boysSDIowa: #201 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,363 boysIAIndiana: #278 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,241 boysINOhio: #299 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 2,568 boysOHPennsylvania: #224 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 1,818 boysPANew Jersey: #405 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,811 boysNJConnecticut: #306 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,759 boysCTCalifornia: #456 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 4,335 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Lee, so not publishedUTColorado: #456 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,073 boysCONebraska: #279 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,008 boysNEMissouri: #317 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,638 boysMOKentucky: #240 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,933 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Lee, so not publishedWVVirginia: #359 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,848 boysVAMaryland: #307 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,270 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Lee, so not publishedDEArizona: #355 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,498 boysAZNew Mexico: #311 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,791 boysNMKansas: #293 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,901 boysKSArkansas: #202 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,068 boysARTennessee: #272 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,918 boysTNNorth Carolina: #247 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,660 boysNCSouth Carolina: #221 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,173 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Lee, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #319 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,160 boysOKLouisiana: #184 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 907 boysLAMississippi: #150 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 717 boysMSAlabama: #233 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,371 boysALGeorgia: #321 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,201 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Lee, so not publishedHITexas: #324 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 1,988 boysTXFlorida: #338 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 2,295 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Dakota#147 · 1 in 691
  2. Mississippi#150 · 1 in 717
  3. Rhode Island#153 · 1 in 934
  4. Minnesota#170 · 1 in 1,090
  5. Louisiana#184 · 1 in 907

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#14761 in 691
Mississippi#150211 in 717
Rhode Island#15361 in 934
Minnesota#170261 in 1,090
Louisiana#184301 in 907
Iowa#201121 in 1,363
Arkansas#202131 in 1,068
South Carolina#221171 in 1,173
Pennsylvania#224391 in 1,818
Wisconsin#224181 in 1,635
Alabama#233181 in 1,371
Massachusetts#236181 in 2,093
Kentucky#240121 in 1,933
North Carolina#247271 in 1,660
Idaho#26951 in 1,446
Tennessee#272181 in 1,918
Indiana#278171 in 2,241
Michigan#278281 in 2,161
Nebraska#27951 in 2,008
Kansas#29381 in 1,901
Ohio#299281 in 2,568
Connecticut#30671 in 2,759
Maryland#307131 in 2,270
New Mexico#31161 in 1,791
Missouri#317131 in 2,638
Oklahoma#31991 in 2,160
Georgia#321221 in 2,201
Texas#324771 in 1,988
Florida#338371 in 2,295
Washington#354131 in 2,553
Arizona#355131 in 2,498
Virginia#359141 in 2,848
Oregon#38171 in 2,758
New Jersey#405131 in 3,811
New York#410381 in 3,219
Illinois#446231 in 3,592
California#456601 in 4,335
Colorado#45661 in 4,073
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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 1995

girls
#1,522
102 births · 1 in 17,241 girls
boys
#330
774 births · 1 in 2,460 boys

Top girls' names in 1995

  1. #1Jessica27,941
  2. #2Ashley26,606
  3. #3Emily24,382
  4. #4Samantha21,644
  5. #5Sarah21,395
  6. #6Taylor20,426
  7. #7Hannah17,018
  8. #8Brittany16,477
  9. #9Amanda16,354
  10. #10Elizabeth16,192
  11. #1,522Lee102

Top boys' names in 1995

  1. #1Michael41,409
  2. #2Matthew32,882
  3. #3Christopher32,679
  4. #4Jacob31,134
  5. #5Joshua30,720
  6. #6Tyler29,161
  7. #7Nicholas29,160
  8. #8Brandon26,904
  9. #9Daniel26,728
  10. #10Austin25,908
  11. #330Lee774
More about 1995

girls

1,758,548 girls got a published name in 1995; 1 in 17,241 of them was named Lee, which outranked 90.3% of the 15,753 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lee
  1. #1,514Kimberlyn103
  2. #1,514Kirstyn103
  3. #1,514Teri103
  4. #1,522Lee102
  5. #1,522Chase102
  6. #1,522Hadley102
  7. #1,522Jeanne102
  8. #1,529Kandice101
  9. #1,529Mickayla101
  10. #1,531Bayley100

Tied with 6 names at #1,522; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1994
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,718Iridian#7,604 → #886
  2. ↑ 2,689Daija#3,615 → #926
  3. ↑ 2,119Lyric#2,752 → #633
  4. ↑ 1,910Daja#2,877 → #967
  5. ↑ 1,602Shania#2,047 → #445
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,205Nohely#896 → #2,101
  2. ↓ 1,048Zana#802 → #1,850
  3. ↓ 869Kadijah#512 → #1,381
  4. ↓ 609Clarisa#664 → #1,273
  5. ↓ 514Dayana#751 → #1,265

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

boys

1,903,701 boys got a published name in 1995; 1 in 2,460 of them was named Lee, which outranked 96.8% of the 10,330 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lee
  1. #326Miles795
  2. #328Jamie791
  3. #329Ernesto777
  4. #330Lee774
  5. #330Zane774
  6. #332Zachariah772
  7. #333Dean769
  8. #334Steve754

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

Biggest movers since 1994
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,703Tristin#2,307 → #604
  2. ↑ 1,494Raekwon#2,082 → #588
  3. ↑ 1,357Tristian#2,219 → #862
  4. ↑ 1,269Triston#1,795 → #526
  5. ↑ 1,186Rashaan#2,123 → #937
Fallers
  1. ↓ 469Shyheim#817 → #1,286
  2. ↓ 335Ryne#897 → #1,232
  3. ↓ 251Daulton#792 → #1,043
  4. ↓ 247Demetri#886 → #1,133
  5. ↓ 242Jerrell#917 → #1,159

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

See the top 100 for 1995 →