Lee
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning meadow, clearing.
Babies a year
385
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#727
down from #714
UK popularity
#1093
27 babies
How Lee has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #677 |
| 2016 | #665 |
| 2017 | #680 |
| 2018 | #690 |
| 2019 | #785 |
| 2020 | #770 |
| 2021 | #700 |
| 2022 | #697 |
| 2023 | #706 |
| 2024 | #714 |
| 2025 | #727 |
In 2025, 27 babies in England and Wales were named Lee. In the US, 385 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 3,685 in 1951.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Lee was most common in 1900, when it went to 0.42% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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