Infographic of Lee name meaning, which is “The boy from the pasture,” based on the Middle English lee, a pasture or a meadow.
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Lee Name Popularity

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

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 716 0.2034%
1911 — 608 0.1633%
1912 — 1,008 0.1999%
1913 — 1,198 0.2113%
1914 — 1,441 0.2068%
1915 — 1,898 0.2089%
1916 — 2,000 0.207%
1917 — 1,984 0.1983%
1918 — 2,144 0.1998%
1919 — 2,172 0.2074%
1920 — 2,315 0.2082%
1921 — 2,339 0.2043%
1922 — 2,357 0.2116%
1923 — 2,338 0.2087%
1924 — 2,403 0.2069%
1925 — 2,532 0.224%
1926 — 2,294 0.2086%
1927 — 2,378 0.2148%
1928 — 2,253 0.2106%
1929 — 2,196 0.212%
1930 — 2,349 0.2249%
1931 — 2,103 0.2131%
1932 — 2,272 0.23%
1933 — 2,287 0.2455%
1934 — 2,363 0.2444%
1935 — 2,416 0.2486%
1936 — 2,411 0.2503%
1937 — 2,480 0.2517%
1938 — 2,568 0.2508%
1939 — 2,577 0.2533%
1940 — 2,612 0.2457%
1941 — 2,731 0.2426%
1942 — 2,916 0.2309%
1943 — 2,785 0.2133%
1944 — 2,925 0.236%
1945 — 2,924 0.2398%
1946 — 3,333 0.2259%
1947 — 3,677 0.2203%
1948 — 3,434 0.2151%
1949 — 3,560 0.2213%
1950 — 3,602 0.2237%
1951 — 3,681 0.2171%
1952 — 3,646 0.2089%
1953 — 3,579 0.2022%
1954 — 3,559 0.1947%
1955 — 3,591 0.1952%
1956 — 3,509 0.1858%
1957 — 3,595 0.1868%
1958 — 3,514 0.1859%
1959 — 3,502 0.1843%
1960 — 3,434 0.1812%
1961 — 3,116 0.165%
1962 — 3,257 0.1774%
1963 — 3,011 0.1677%
1964 — 3,036 0.1725%
1965 — 2,771 0.1694%
1966 — 2,963 0.1898%
1967 — 2,956 0.1948%
1968 — 2,868 0.191%
1969 — 2,758 0.179%
1970 — 2,789 0.1753%
1971 — 2,472 0.1645%
1972 — 2,260 0.1659%
1973 — 2,103 0.1622%
1974 — 2,084 0.1603%
1975 — 1,848 0.1438%
1976 — 1,861 0.1444%
1977 — 2,004 0.1487%
1978 — 1,979 0.1472%
1979 — 2,075 0.1472%
1980 — 2,205 0.1508%
1981 — 2,207 0.1501%
1982 — 2,194 0.1468%
1983 — 1,902 0.1289%
1984 — 2,161 0.1453%
1985 — 2,002 0.1319%
1986 — 1,925 0.1275%
1987 — 1,810 0.1186%
1988 — 1,782 0.1144%
1989 — 1,525 0.0945%
1990 — 1,433 0.0865%
1991 — 1,266 0.0777%
1992 — 1,114 0.0698%
1993 — 963 0.0618%
1994 — 897 0.0584%
1995 — 743 0.0493%
1996 — 683 0.0456%
1997 — 584 0.0395%
1998 — 555 0.0371%
1999 — 468 0.0313%
2000 — 456 0.0299%
2001 — 471 0.0313%
2002 — 394 0.0263%
2003 — 371 0.0244%
2004 — 369 0.0242%
2005 — 340 0.0222%
2006 — 357 0.0228%
2007 — 320 0.0203%
2008 — 313 0.0203%
2009 — 327 0.0219%
2010 — 302 0.021%
2011 — 308 0.0216%
2012 — 320 0.0225%
2013 — 313 0.022%
2014 — 311 0.0213%
2015 — 326 0.0224%
2016 — 338 0.0234%
2017 — 313 0.0224%
2018 — 303 0.0221%
2019 — 236 0.0174%
2020 — 255 0.02%
2021 — 326 0.0267%
2022 — 341 0.0258%
2023 — 322 0.0249%

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Data via SSA.gov.


Names Like Lee

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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

Pasture or meadow

English

Leigh

Meadow of the sheep; meadow of the bulls; fair-haired courageous one; heather meadow; pasture or meadow

Irish


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
Le

One who lives by unseeded land

English

Lew

Like a lion; famous warrior

Welsh


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 meadow

English

Bentley

Bent grass meadow

English

Bradley

Broad meadow

English

Farley

Meadow of the sheep; meadow of the bulls

English

Finlay

Fair-haired courageous one

Irish

Leander

Lion man

Greek

Leo

Lion

Latin

Leonard

Lion strength

German

Leroy

The king

French


Lists With Lee

Find inspiration in these baby boy name lists featuring the name Lee.


Siblings of Lee

Mamas with kids named Lee also have kids with these names.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Gabrielle

God is my strength

French

5 Comments

  1. Short and strong name for a boy.

  2. Lee is after my grandfather’s middle name magic is after a card game William is after my Great grandfather and Hiett is my last name i was gonna name Luke but everyone has that name so I thought Lee was a good idea

  3. we chose lee for our first – brody. it is my husbands middle name also.

  4. Lee is my mom’s middle name… I liked it for a boy’s first name, and it sounds good with our last name.

  5. Lee was my deceased father’s middle name, as well as my father in law’s middle name, so it satisfied both sides of the family.
    I like that it’s a name you don’t hear often anymore. We don’t know any other boys with his name.
    I don’t like that it can sound confusing with being so short. One day we were playing with another family of kids and each time I’d say, “Hey, Lee..” their daughter “Haley” would respond.


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