Lee

Given to 295,926 US babies since 1880

▲ Rising +20% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
#5722
recorded as girls
#725
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
387
girls 21 · boys 366
Peak year
1900
675 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
295,926
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Lee was most popular in 1900, when 675 babies recorded as boys got the name (4.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 366 babies were named Lee, ranking #725 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 20%.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1900 (boys) Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Lee was most popular in 1900, when 675 babies recorded as boys got the name (4.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 366 babies were named Lee, ranking #725 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 20%.01.252.53.7551880192019602000Peak 1900 (boys)

Lee was most popular in 1900, when 675 babies recorded as boys got the name (4.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 366 babies were named Lee, ranking #725 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 20%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 21 5722 366 725
2024 25 5148 370 716
2023 24 5248 377 705
2022 26 5028 379 698
2021 15 7250 378 700
2020 28 4648 313 768
2019 20 5986 297 783
2018 26 5007 352 689
2017 21 5821 369 681
2016 33 4345 390 664
2015 24 5458 375 677
2014 23 5625 350 703
2013 29 4755 361 668
2012 22 5895 357 662
2011 20 6335 353 669
2010 31 4608 353 676
2009 29 4931 374 658
2008 17 7408 361 670
2007 22 6093 382 635
2006 29 4811 391 610
2005 22 5600 384 589
2004 43 3444 412 557
2003 43 3347 403 556
2002 42 3283 439 516
2001 56 2663 513 464
2000 67 2306 502 469
1999 81 1940 510 449
1998 87 1789 607 403
1997 72 1983 615 388
1996 94 1625 721 343
1995 102 1522 774 330
1994 125 1341 917 297
1993 159 1126 989 284
1992 156 1131 1,128 255
1991 162 1106 1,300 229
1990 197 955 1,450 213
1989 232 816 1,545 188
1988 269 707 1,785 156
1987 243 744 1,811 154
1986 286 646 1,932 145
1985 310 610 2,005 142
1984 360 533 2,164 124
1983 373 513 1,917 138
1982 485 444 2,205 123
1981 532 414 2,215 123
1980 652 364 2,209 125
1979 622 363 2,078 129
1978 490 413 1,980 133
1977 561 377 2,014 133
1976 532 386 1,873 138
1975 585 360 1,858 137
1974 608 356 2,115 124
1973 658 336 2,106 123
1972 691 332 2,260 125
1971 873 308 2,472 128
1970 970 298 2,790 118
1969 1,134 257 2,762 118
1968 1,160 239 2,868 106
1967 1,140 248 2,960 103
1966 1,211 241 2,965 106
1965 1,300 237 2,772 116
1964 1,272 248 3,037 117
1963 1,479 225 3,016 119
1962 1,380 233 3,263 115
1961 1,493 222 3,127 122
1960 1,531 218 3,430 116
1959 1,549 213 3,509 115
1958 1,696 200 3,514 114
1957 1,834 192 3,588 105
1956 1,937 184 3,511 104
1955 1,816 183 3,607 96
1954 1,357 216 3,566 96
1953 1,015 255 3,583 93
1952 948 256 3,655 92
1951 891 259 3,682 92
1950 818 268 3,611 91
1949 818 270 3,562 93
1948 842 264 3,445 93
1947 857 254 3,676 92
1946 807 248 3,346 91
1945 687 257 2,942 87
1944 600 280 2,929 85
1943 597 284 2,789 91
1942 583 282 2,923 87
1941 520 283 2,742 81
1940 492 283 2,624 80
1939 477 286 2,589 78
1938 450 296 2,575 80
1937 438 297 2,499 78
1936 439 292 2,418 76
1935 474 280 2,426 80
1934 422 306 2,378 79
1933 403 310 2,301 79
1932 457 293 2,284 85
1931 446 302 2,123 90
1930 465 308 2,361 82
1929 474 308 2,209 85
1928 513 291 2,282 87
1927 490 302 2,390 86
1926 542 285 2,313 85
1925 531 292 2,537 82
1924 488 303 2,420 83
1923 494 289 2,359 85
1922 496 291 2,371 83
1921 459 303 2,354 86
1920 543 281 2,321 82
1919 484 289 2,189 82
1918 507 281 2,159 86
1917 479 281 2,004 85
1916 475 275 2,016 83
1915 445 279 1,916 84
1914 405 254 1,451 84
1913 294 272 1,228 78
1912 312 253 1,030 78
1911 258 244 646 67
1910 224 256 741 49
1909 196 256 584 52
1908 197 246 553 51
1907 192 244 516 54
1906 150 270 436 57
1905 165 251 486 49
1904 139 267 532 45
1903 110 297 477 45
1902 134 269 475 46
1901 95 305 424 45
1900 138 277 675 39
1899 94 304 388 50
1898 111 291 498 46
1897 97 290 453 47
1896 73 340 455 48
1895 98 282 478 47
1894 83 301 455 45
1893 66 332 445 46
1892 68 326 460 46
1891 68 302 342 52
1890 58 332 410 43
1889 77 271 415 46
1888 61 305 430 48
1887 60 273 400 44
1886 37 352 399 47
1885 46 294 348 50
1884 48 277 435 43
1883 55 241 388 43
1882 43 265 427 41
1881 39 257 342 44
1880 28 294 361 43

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Where Lee is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 21% · boys 79% across all years