Lee
#5,722 for girls in 2025, 21 births · #725 for boys in 2025, 366 births
Given to boys 78.9% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1900 · 675 births
- Debut · boys
- 361 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 76 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 233,627since 1880
Lee over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #5,722 | 21 | #725 | 366 |
| 2024 | #5,148 | 25 | #716 | 370 |
| 2023 | #5,248 | 24 | #705 | 377 |
| 2022 | #5,028 | 26 | #698 | 379 |
| 2021 | #7,250 | 15 | #700 | 378 |
| 2020 | #4,648 | 28 | #768 | 313 |
| 2019 | #5,986 | 20 | #783 | 297 |
| 2018 | #5,007 | 26 | #689 | 352 |
| 2017 | #5,821 | 21 | #681 | 369 |
| 2016 | #4,345 | 33 | #664 | 390 |
| 2015 | #5,458 | 24 | #677 | 375 |
| 2014 | #5,625 | 23 | #703 | 350 |
| 2013 | #4,755 | 29 | #668 | 361 |
| 2012 | #5,895 | 22 | #662 | 357 |
| 2011 | #6,335 | 20 | #669 | 353 |
| 2010 | #4,608 | 31 | #676 | 353 |
| 2009 | #4,931 | 29 | #658 | 374 |
| 2008 | #7,408 | 17 | #670 | 361 |
| 2007 | #6,093 | 22 | #635 | 382 |
| 2006 | #4,811 | 29 | #610 | 391 |
| 2005 | #5,600 | 22 | #589 | 384 |
| 2004 | #3,444 | 43 | #557 | 412 |
| 2003 | #3,347 | 43 | #556 | 403 |
| 2002 | #3,283 | 42 | #516 | 439 |
| 2001 | #2,663 | 56 | #464 | 513 |
| 2000 | #2,306 | 67 | #469 | 502 |
| 1999 | #1,940 | 81 | #449 | 510 |
| 1998 | #1,789 | 87 | #403 | 607 |
| 1997 | #1,983 | 72 | #388 | 615 |
| 1996 | #1,625 | 94 | #343 | 721 |
| 1995 | #1,522 | 102 | #330 | 774 |
| 1994 | #1,341 | 125 | #297 | 917 |
| 1993 | #1,126 | 159 | #284 | 989 |
| 1992 | #1,131 | 156 | #255 | 1,128 |
| 1991 | #1,106 | 162 | #229 | 1,300 |
| 1990 | #955 | 197 | #213 | 1,450 |
| 1989 | #816 | 232 | #188 | 1,545 |
| 1988 | #707 | 269 | #156 | 1,785 |
| 1987 | #744 | 243 | #154 | 1,811 |
| 1986 | #646 | 286 | #145 | 1,932 |
| 1985 | #610 | 310 | #142 | 2,005 |
| 1984 | #533 | 360 | #124 | 2,164 |
| 1983 | #513 | 373 | #138 | 1,917 |
| 1982 | #444 | 485 | #123 | 2,205 |
| 1981 | #414 | 532 | #123 | 2,215 |
| 1980 | #364 | 652 | #125 | 2,209 |
| 1979 | #363 | 622 | #129 | 2,078 |
| 1978 | #413 | 490 | #133 | 1,980 |
| 1977 | #377 | 561 | #133 | 2,014 |
| 1976 | #386 | 532 | #138 | 1,873 |
| 1975 | #360 | 585 | #137 | 1,858 |
| 1974 | #356 | 608 | #124 | 2,115 |
| 1973 | #336 | 658 | #123 | 2,106 |
| 1972 | #332 | 691 | #125 | 2,260 |
| 1971 | #308 | 873 | #128 | 2,472 |
| 1970 | #298 | 970 | #118 | 2,790 |
| 1969 | #257 | 1,134 | #118 | 2,762 |
| 1968 | #239 | 1,160 | #106 | 2,868 |
| 1967 | #248 | 1,140 | #103 | 2,960 |
| 1966 | #241 | 1,211 | #106 | 2,965 |
| 1965 | #237 | 1,300 | #116 | 2,772 |
| 1964 | #248 | 1,272 | #117 | 3,037 |
| 1963 | #225 | 1,479 | #119 | 3,016 |
| 1962 | #233 | 1,380 | #115 | 3,263 |
| 1961 | #222 | 1,493 | #122 | 3,127 |
| 1960 | #218 | 1,531 | #116 | 3,430 |
| 1959 | #213 | 1,549 | #115 | 3,509 |
| 1958 | #200 | 1,696 | #114 | 3,514 |
| 1957 | #192 | 1,834 | #105 | 3,588 |
| 1956 | #184 | 1,937 | #104 | 3,511 |
| 1955 | #183 | 1,816 | #96 | 3,607 |
| 1954 | #216 | 1,357 | #96 | 3,566 |
| 1953 | #255 | 1,015 | #93 | 3,583 |
| 1952 | #256 | 948 | #92 | 3,655 |
| 1951 | #259 | 891 | #92 | 3,682 |
| 1950 | #268 | 818 | #91 | 3,611 |
| 1949 | #270 | 818 | #93 | 3,562 |
| 1948 | #264 | 842 | #93 | 3,445 |
| 1947 | #254 | 857 | #92 | 3,676 |
| 1946 | #248 | 807 | #91 | 3,346 |
| 1945 | #257 | 687 | #87 | 2,942 |
| 1944 | #280 | 600 | #85 | 2,929 |
| 1943 | #284 | 597 | #91 | 2,789 |
| 1942 | #282 | 583 | #87 | 2,923 |
| 1941 | #283 | 520 | #81 | 2,742 |
| 1940 | #283 | 492 | #80 | 2,624 |
| 1939 | #286 | 477 | #78 | 2,589 |
| 1938 | #296 | 450 | #80 | 2,575 |
| 1937 | #297 | 438 | #78 | 2,499 |
| 1936 | #292 | 439 | #76 | 2,418 |
| 1935 | #280 | 474 | #80 | 2,426 |
| 1934 | #306 | 422 | #79 | 2,378 |
| 1933 | #310 | 403 | #79 | 2,301 |
| 1932 | #293 | 457 | #85 | 2,284 |
| 1931 | #302 | 446 | #90 | 2,123 |
| 1930 | #308 | 465 | #82 | 2,361 |
| 1929 | #308 | 474 | #85 | 2,209 |
| 1928 | #291 | 513 | #87 | 2,282 |
| 1927 | #302 | 490 | #86 | 2,390 |
| 1926 | #285 | 542 | #85 | 2,313 |
| 1925 | #292 | 531 | #82 | 2,537 |
| 1924 | #303 | 488 | #83 | 2,420 |
| 1923 | #289 | 494 | #85 | 2,359 |
| 1922 | #291 | 496 | #83 | 2,371 |
| 1921 | #303 | 459 | #86 | 2,354 |
| 1920 | #281 | 543 | #82 | 2,321 |
| 1919 | #289 | 484 | #82 | 2,189 |
| 1918 | #281 | 507 | #86 | 2,159 |
| 1917 | #281 | 479 | #85 | 2,004 |
| 1916 | #275 | 475 | #83 | 2,016 |
| 1915 | #279 | 445 | #84 | 1,916 |
| 1914 | #254 | 405 | #84 | 1,451 |
| 1913 | #272 | 294 | #78 | 1,228 |
| 1912 | #253 | 312 | #78 | 1,030 |
| 1911 | #244 | 258 | #67 | 646 |
| 1910 | #256 | 224 | #49 | 741 |
| 1909 | #256 | 196 | #52 | 584 |
| 1908 | #246 | 197 | #51 | 553 |
| 1907 | #244 | 192 | #54 | 516 |
| 1906 | #270 | 150 | #57 | 436 |
| 1905 | #251 | 165 | #49 | 486 |
| 1904 | #267 | 139 | #45 | 532 |
| 1903 | #297 | 110 | #45 | 477 |
| 1902 | #269 | 134 | #46 | 475 |
| 1901 | #305 | 95 | #45 | 424 |
| 1900 | #277 | 138 | #39 | 675 |
| 1899 | #304 | 94 | #50 | 388 |
| 1898 | #291 | 111 | #46 | 498 |
| 1897 | #290 | 97 | #47 | 453 |
| 1896 | #340 | 73 | #48 | 455 |
| 1895 | #282 | 98 | #47 | 478 |
| 1894 | #301 | 83 | #45 | 455 |
| 1893 | #332 | 66 | #46 | 445 |
| 1892 | #326 | 68 | #46 | 460 |
| 1891 | #302 | 68 | #52 | 342 |
| 1890 | #332 | 58 | #43 | 410 |
| 1889 | #271 | 77 | #46 | 415 |
| 1888 | #305 | 61 | #48 | 430 |
| 1887 | #273 | 60 | #44 | 400 |
| 1886 | #352 | 37 | #47 | 399 |
| 1885 | #294 | 46 | #50 | 348 |
| 1884 | #277 | 48 | #43 | 435 |
| 1883 | #241 | 55 | #43 | 388 |
| 1882 | #265 | 43 | #41 | 427 |
| 1881 | #257 | 39 | #44 | 342 |
| 1880 | #294 | 28 | #43 | 361 |
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 2012
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- South Carolina#295 · 1 in 1,494
- Arkansas#339 · 1 in 1,586
- Ohio#451 · 1 in 3,145
- Minnesota#480 · 1 in 3,077
- Alabama#487 · 1 in 2,775
Best ever in a state: #14 in Nevada, 1931.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #295 | 14 | 1 in 1,494 |
| Arkansas | #339 | 9 | 1 in 1,586 |
| Ohio | #451 | 19 | 1 in 3,145 |
| Minnesota | #480 | 9 | 1 in 3,077 |
| Alabama | #487 | 8 | 1 in 2,775 |
| Missouri | #505 | 10 | 1 in 3,175 |
| Louisiana | #513 | 9 | 1 in 2,687 |
| Mississippi | #520 | 5 | 1 in 2,691 |
| Wisconsin | #520 | 8 | 1 in 3,411 |
| Kansas | #544 | 5 | 1 in 3,219 |
| Texas | #545 | 47 | 1 in 3,780 |
| Indiana | #552 | 10 | 1 in 3,567 |
| Maryland | #579 | 7 | 1 in 3,963 |
| Virginia | #589 | 10 | 1 in 4,182 |
| Michigan | #623 | 11 | 1 in 4,331 |
| North Carolina | #627 | 11 | 1 in 4,596 |
| Florida | #633 | 21 | 1 in 4,379 |
| Pennsylvania | #640 | 12 | 1 in 5,019 |
| Georgia | #647 | 12 | 1 in 4,501 |
| Tennessee | #651 | 8 | 1 in 4,474 |
| Oklahoma | #676 | 5 | 1 in 4,051 |
| Colorado | #677 | 6 | 1 in 4,525 |
| Massachusetts | #698 | 5 | 1 in 5,932 |
| New York | #721 | 19 | 1 in 5,490 |
| Arizona | #859 | 5 | 1 in 7,398 |
| California | #922 | 24 | 1 in 9,604 |
| Washington | #929 | 5 | 1 in 7,185 |
| Illinois | #960 | 8 | 1 in 8,315 |
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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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1900 at #39 (675 births)
- Births halved by 2019, 119 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 76 yrs · run 1880–1955
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 223 boys born in 1900 were named Lee (0.45%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,667 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
- 15.3% of all boys named Lee (35,826) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,945 | #41 (1882) | #45 |
| 1890s | 4,384 | #43 (1890) | #47 |
| 1900s | 5,158 | #39 (1900) | #48 |
| 1910s | 15,380 | #49 (1910) | #78 |
| 1920s | 23,556 | #82 (1925) | #84 |
| 1930s | 23,954 | #76 (1936) | #81 |
| 1940s | 30,978 | #80 (1940) | #88 |
| 1950s | 35,826 | #91 (1950) | #100 |
| 1960s | 30,200 | #103 (1967) | #114 |
| 1970s | 21,546 | #118 (1970) | #129 |
| 1980s | 19,788 | #123 (1981) | #142 |
| 1990s | 9,011 | #213 (1990) | #319 |
| 2000s | 4,161 | #464 (2001) | #572 |
| 2010s | 3,557 | #662 (2012) | #687 |
| 2020s | 2,183 | #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 2012
Top girls' names in 2012
Top boys' names in 2012
More about 2012
girls
1,761,053 girls got a published name in 2012; 1 in 80,048 of them was named Lee, which outranked 69.8% of the 19,534 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #5,710Zuleyka23
- #5,710Zuleyma23
- #5,710Zyrah23
- #5,895Lee22
- #5,895Abiha22
- #5,895Adeleine22
- #5,895Adelena22
- #6,110Aaleigha21
- #6,110Aaron21
- #6,110Abri21
Tied with 214 names at #5,895; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,896,946 boys got a published name in 2012; 1 in 5,314 of them was named Lee, which outranked 95.4% of the 14,250 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.