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Lee Name Popularity

How popular is the name Lee? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 181 0.0514%
1911 — 203 0.0545%
1912 — 268 0.0531%
1913 — 262 0.0462%
1914 — 371 0.0532%
1915 — 412 0.0453%
1916 — 432 0.0447%
1917 — 438 0.0438%
1918 — 472 0.044%
1919 — 443 0.0423%
1920 — 502 0.0451%
1921 — 412 0.036%
1922 — 466 0.0418%
1923 — 452 0.0404%
1924 — 465 0.04%
1925 — 492 0.0435%
1926 — 513 0.0466%
1927 — 461 0.0416%
1928 — 470 0.0439%
1929 — 439 0.0424%
1930 — 428 0.041%
1931 — 395 0.04%
1932 — 415 0.042%
1933 — 354 0.038%
1934 — 374 0.0387%
1935 — 441 0.0454%
1936 — 401 0.0416%
1937 — 396 0.0402%
1938 — 411 0.0401%
1939 — 448 0.044%
1940 — 453 0.0426%
1941 — 486 0.0432%
1942 — 540 0.0428%
1943 — 570 0.0437%
1944 — 572 0.0462%
1945 — 654 0.0536%
1946 — 774 0.0525%
1947 — 844 0.0506%
1948 — 822 0.0515%
1949 — 793 0.0493%
1950 — 783 0.0486%
1951 — 863 0.0509%
1952 — 910 0.0521%
1953 — 998 0.0564%
1954 — 1,346 0.0736%
1955 — 1,808 0.0983%
1956 — 1,925 0.1019%
1957 — 1,830 0.0951%
1958 — 1,682 0.089%
1959 — 1,538 0.0809%
1960 — 1,510 0.0797%
1961 — 1,470 0.0779%
1962 — 1,356 0.0739%
1963 — 1,455 0.0811%
1964 — 1,252 0.0711%
1965 — 1,277 0.0781%
1966 — 1,187 0.076%
1967 — 1,116 0.0735%
1968 — 1,140 0.0759%
1969 — 1,111 0.0721%
1970 — 951 0.0598%
1971 — 840 0.0559%
1972 — 651 0.0478%
1973 — 614 0.0474%
1974 — 552 0.0425%
1975 — 553 0.043%
1976 — 486 0.0377%
1977 — 520 0.0386%
1978 — 450 0.0335%
1979 — 581 0.0412%
1980 — 611 0.0418%
1981 — 491 0.0334%
1982 — 437 0.0292%
1983 — 324 0.022%
1984 — 316 0.0212%
1985 — 282 0.0186%
1986 — 236 0.0156%
1987 — 192 0.0126%
1988 — 234 0.015%
1989 — 185 0.0115%
1990 — 138 0.0083%
1991 — 101 0.0062%
1992 — 116 0.0073%
1993 — 94 0.006%
1994 — 79 0.0051%
1995 — 39 0.0026%
1996 — 43 0.0029%
1997 — 30 0.002%
1998 — 49 0.0033%
1999 — 31 0.0021%
2000 — 14 0.0009%
2001 — 12 0.0008%
2002 — 11 0.0007%
2003 — 10 0.0007%
2004 — 10 0.0007%
2005 — 5 0.0003%
2006 — 0 0%
2007 — 6 0.0004%
2008 — 0 0%
2009 — 5 0.0003%
2010 — 0 0%
2011 — 5 0.0004%
2012 — 6 0.0004%
2013 — 13 0.0009%
2014 — 0 0%
2015 — 7 0.0005%
2016 — 0 0%
2017 — 0 0%
2018 — 0 0%
2019 — 0 0%
2020 — 5 0.0004%
2021 — 0 0%
2022 — 6 0.0005%
2023 — 0 0%

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What names are variants of Lee?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Lee.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Lea

Delicate; weary; meadow or pasture

Hebrew

Leigh

Delicate; weary; meadow or pasture

Hebrew


What names sound like Lee?

If you like how Lee sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Lee.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Leeya

I am the Lord's

Latin

Leia

Weary one

Hebrew

Leya

The law

Spanish

Lia

Weary one

Hebrew

Lou

A sometime diminutive or pet form of Louise.

English

Lu

Famous warrior; light

Latin


What names are similar to Lee?

Find a name that’s like Lee, but just a little bit different.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Ashley

Ash tree meadow

English

Auralee
Beverly

Beaver stream or meadow

English

Jenilee
Kaylee

Pure

English

Leah

Weary one

Hebrew

Leanna

Latin

Leatrice

English


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  1. I just like the sound if the name Lee and chose to go for it.


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