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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201991peak #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 1991

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Lee, so not publishedAKMaine: #137 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 817 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Lee, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Lee, so not publishedNHWashington: #216 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,439 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Lee, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Lee, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #128 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 707 boysNDMinnesota: #140 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 967 boysMNIllinois: #297 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 2,187 boysILWisconsin: #146 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,023 boysWIMichigan: #193 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 1,402 boysMINew York: #264 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 1,867 boysNYMassachusetts: #204 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,805 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Lee, so not publishedRIOregon: #283 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,187 boysORNevada: #192 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,019 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Lee, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Lee, so not publishedSDIowa: #161 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 997 boysIAIndiana: #139 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 833 boysINOhio: #181 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 1,422 boysOHPennsylvania: #178 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 1,433 boysPANew Jersey: #229 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,781 boysNJConnecticut: #246 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,156 boysCTCalifornia: #366 for boys · 94 births · 1 in 3,062 boysCAUtah: #233 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,504 boysUTColorado: #215 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,427 boysCONebraska: #143 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 882 boysNEMissouri: #175 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,165 boysMOKentucky: #164 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,179 boysKYWest Virginia: #154 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,033 boysWVVirginia: #186 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,315 boysVAMaryland: #219 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,557 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Lee, so not publishedDEArizona: #290 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,900 boysAZNew Mexico: #171 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 821 boysNMKansas: #181 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,149 boysKSArkansas: #137 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 712 boysARTennessee: #187 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,219 boysTNNorth Carolina: #170 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 1,096 boysNCSouth Carolina: #236 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,368 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Lee, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #205 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,216 boysOKLouisiana: #219 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,147 boysLAMississippi: #113 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 540 boysMSAlabama: #171 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 880 boysALGeorgia: #186 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 1,081 boysGAHawaii: #257 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,392 boysHITexas: #238 for boys · 120 births · 1 in 1,277 boysTXFlorida: #223 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 1,370 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#113 · 1 in 540
  2. North Dakota#128 · 1 in 707
  3. Arkansas#137 · 1 in 712
  4. Maine#137 · 1 in 817
  5. Indiana#139 · 1 in 833

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#113311 in 540
North Dakota#12861 in 707
Arkansas#137211 in 712
Maine#13791 in 817
Indiana#139481 in 833
Minnesota#140321 in 967
Nebraska#143121 in 882
Wisconsin#146321 in 1,023
West Virginia#154101 in 1,033
Iowa#161181 in 997
Kentucky#164211 in 1,179
North Carolina#170421 in 1,096
Alabama#171301 in 880
New Mexico#171141 in 821
Missouri#175321 in 1,165
Pennsylvania#178561 in 1,433
Kansas#181141 in 1,149
Ohio#181561 in 1,422
Georgia#186451 in 1,081
Virginia#186321 in 1,315
Tennessee#187291 in 1,219
Nevada#19291 in 1,019
Michigan#193491 in 1,402
Massachusetts#204231 in 1,805
Oklahoma#205171 in 1,216
Colorado#215171 in 1,427
Washington#216251 in 1,439
Louisiana#219271 in 1,147
Maryland#219211 in 1,557
Florida#223651 in 1,370
New Jersey#229301 in 1,781
Utah#233111 in 1,504
South Carolina#236171 in 1,368
Texas#2381201 in 1,277
Connecticut#246101 in 2,156
Hawaii#25751 in 1,392
New York#264721 in 1,867
Oregon#28391 in 2,187
Arizona#290161 in 1,900
Illinois#297401 in 2,187
California#366941 in 3,062
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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 1991

girls
#1,106
162 births · 1 in 11,574 girls
boys
#229
1,300 births · 1 in 1,554 boys

Top girls' names in 1991

  1. #1Ashley43,477
  2. #2Jessica43,398
  3. #3Brittany29,093
  4. #4Amanda28,896
  5. #5Samantha25,651
  6. #6Sarah25,233
  7. #7Stephanie22,775
  8. #8Jennifer20,673
  9. #9Elizabeth20,395
  10. #10Emily20,311
  11. #1,106Lee162

Top boys' names in 1991

  1. #1Michael60,810
  2. #2Christopher47,111
  3. #3Matthew41,647
  4. #4Joshua41,226
  5. #5Andrew31,539
  6. #6Daniel30,935
  7. #7James30,514
  8. #8David30,416
  9. #9Joseph29,840
  10. #10John27,809
  11. #229Lee1,300
More about 1991

girls

1,875,007 girls got a published name in 1991; 1 in 11,574 of them was named Lee, which outranked 92.8% of the 15,466 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lee
  1. #1,103Esperanza163
  2. #1,103Hilda163
  3. #1,103Kyle163
  4. #1,106Lee162
  5. #1,106Cherie162
  6. #1,106Christal162
  7. #1,106Deirdre162
  8. #1,114Denisse161
  9. #1,114Macie161
  10. #1,116Codi160

Tied with 7 names at #1,106; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,600Rebeccah#2,600 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 1,221Ieshia#1,938 → #717
  3. ↑ 1,135Miriah#2,081 → #946
  4. ↑ 861Alexus#1,813 → #952
  5. ↑ 676Chynna#1,512 → #836
Fallers
  1. ↓ 568Infant#432 → #1,000
  2. ↓ 510Lakeshia#897 → #1,407
  3. ↓ 466Latifah#701 → #1,167
  4. ↓ 432Martika#757 → #1,189
  5. ↓ 416Cecily#575 → #991

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

boys

2,020,328 boys got a published name in 1991; 1 in 1,554 of them was named Lee, which outranked 97.6% of the 9,648 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lee
  1. #226Darren1,306
  2. #227Jon1,305
  3. #228Maurice1,301
  4. #229Lee1,300
  5. #230Malcolm1,299
  6. #231Roger1,294
  7. #232Jamie1,286
Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,462Devante#5,382 → #920
  2. ↑ 1,656Unnamed#2,628 → #972
  3. ↑ 1,496Jaleel#2,373 → #877
  4. ↑ 811Gunnar#1,516 → #705
  5. ↑ 672Dijon#1,587 → #915
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,000Arsenio#744 → #1,744
  2. ↓ 773Brittany#995 → #1,768
  3. ↓ 281Infant#389 → #670
  4. ↓ 281Jarret#881 → #1,162
  5. ↓ 273Elton#963 → #1,236

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

See the top 100 for 1991 →