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Lee is a given name of Old English origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (17% of births). There have been 295,534 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 233,256 as boys and 62,278 as girls. Lee gained popularity in the 1890s, peaked in 1951 and has since declined significantly. It is the #262 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 395
2023 400
2022 403
2021 392
2020 341
2019 317
2018 378
2017 390
2016 423
2015 399
2014 372
2013 390
2012 379
2011 373
2010 384
2009 403
2008 378
2007 404
2006 420
2005 406
2004 455
2003 446
2002 481
2001 569
2000 569
1999 591
1998 694
1997 687
1996 815
1995 876
1994 1,042
1993 1,149
1992 1,284
1991 1,461
1990 1,647
1989 1,777
1988 2,053
1987 2,054
1986 2,218
1985 2,316
1984 2,524
1983 2,290
1982 2,689
1981 2,747
1980 2,861
1979 2,701
1978 2,469
1977 2,575
1976 2,406
1975 2,444
1974 2,723
1973 2,764
1972 2,950
1971 3,345
1970 3,761
1969 3,896
1968 4,028
1967 4,101
1966 4,175
1965 4,073
1964 4,309
1963 4,494
1962 4,640
1961 4,620
1960 4,963
1959 5,057
1958 5,213
1957 5,422
1956 5,446
1955 5,422
1954 4,923
1953 4,599
1952 4,603
1951 4,573
1950 4,429
1949 4,380
1948 4,287
1947 4,533
1946 4,153
1945 3,629
1944 3,529
1943 3,386
1942 3,505
1941 3,264
1940 3,115
1939 3,066
1938 3,025
1937 2,937
1936 2,857
1935 2,900
1934 2,800
1933 2,704
1932 2,741
1931 2,569
1930 2,826
1929 2,683
1928 2,795
1927 2,880
1926 2,855
1925 3,068
1924 2,908
1923 2,853
1922 2,867
1921 2,813
1920 2,864
1919 2,673
1918 2,666
1917 2,483
1916 2,491
1915 2,361
1914 1,856
1913 1,522
1912 1,342
1911 904
1910 965
1909 780
1908 750
1907 708
1906 586
1905 651
1904 671
1903 587
1902 609
1901 519
1900 813
1899 482
1898 609
1897 550
1896 528
1895 576
1894 538
1893 511
1892 528
1891 410
1890 468
1889 492
1888 491
1887 460
1886 436
1885 394
1884 483
1883 443
1882 470
1881 381
1880 389