Lee is a very popular name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1956 and has since faded.
Lee is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #727 among boys (366) and #5,832 among girls (21) — overall #1,408 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 387 | 387 | #5,832 | #727 |
| 2024 | 395 | 395 | #5,230 | #716 |
| 2023 | 401 | 401 | #5,325 | #705 |
| 2022 | 405 | 405 | #5,105 | #698 |
| 2021 | 393 | 393 | #7,495 | #700 |
| 2020 | 341 | 341 | #4,705 | #769 |
| 2019 | 317 | 317 | #6,094 | #783 |
| 2018 | 378 | 378 | #5,090 | #690 |
| 2017 | 390 | 390 | #5,949 | #681 |
| 2016 | 423 | 423 | #4,398 | #664 |
| 2015 | 399 | 399 | #5,585 | #678 |
| 2014 | 373 | 373 | #5,727 | #703 |
| 2013 | 390 | 390 | #4,833 | #668 |
| 2012 | 379 | 379 | #6,025 | #663 |
| 2011 | 373 | 373 | #6,467 | #670 |
| 2010 | 384 | 384 | #4,682 | #676 |
| 2009 | 403 | 403 | #5,026 | #658 |
| 2008 | 378 | 378 | #7,598 | #671 |
| 2007 | 404 | 404 | #6,217 | #638 |
| 2006 | 420 | 420 | #4,898 | #610 |
| 2005 | 406 | 406 | #5,702 | #590 |
| 2004 | 455 | 455 | #3,469 | #557 |
| 2003 | 446 | 446 | #3,396 | #557 |
| 2002 | 481 | 489 | #3,310 | #517 |
| 2001 | 569 | 575 | #2,681 | #464 |
| 2000 | 569 | 574 | #2,322 | #469 |
| 1999 | 591 | 603 | #1,949 | #449 |
| 1998 | 694 | 694 | #1,796 | #404 |
| 1997 | 687 | — | #1,997 | #388 |
| 1996 | 815 | — | #1,633 | #343 |
| 1995 | 876 | — | #1,527 | #330 |
| 1994 | 1,042 | — | #1,343 | #297 |
| 1993 | 1,148 | — | #1,126 | #284 |
| 1992 | 1,284 | — | #1,136 | #255 |
| 1991 | 1,462 | — | #1,111 | #229 |
| 1990 | 1,647 | — | #956 | #213 |
| 1989 | 1,777 | — | #819 | #188 |
| 1988 | 2,054 | — | #707 | #156 |
| 1987 | 2,054 | — | #746 | #154 |
| 1986 | 2,218 | — | #646 | #145 |
| 1985 | 2,315 | — | #610 | #142 |
| 1984 | 2,524 | — | #533 | #124 |
| 1983 | 2,290 | — | #513 | #138 |
| 1982 | 2,690 | — | #444 | #123 |
| 1981 | 2,747 | — | #414 | #123 |
| 1980 | 2,861 | — | #364 | #125 |
| 1979 | 2,700 | — | #363 | #129 |
| 1978 | 2,470 | — | #413 | #133 |
| 1977 | 2,575 | — | #377 | #133 |
| 1976 | 2,405 | — | #386 | #138 |
| 1975 | 2,443 | — | #360 | #137 |
| 1974 | 2,723 | — | #356 | #124 |
| 1973 | 2,764 | — | #336 | #123 |
| 1972 | 2,951 | — | #333 | #125 |
| 1971 | 3,345 | — | #308 | #128 |
| 1970 | 3,760 | — | #298 | #118 |
| 1969 | 3,896 | — | #257 | #118 |
| 1968 | 4,028 | — | #239 | #106 |
| 1967 | 4,100 | — | #248 | #103 |
| 1966 | 4,176 | — | #241 | #106 |
| 1965 | 4,072 | — | #237 | #117 |
| 1964 | 4,309 | — | #248 | #117 |
| 1963 | 4,495 | — | #225 | #119 |
| 1962 | 4,643 | — | #233 | #115 |
| 1961 | 4,620 | — | #222 | #122 |
| 1960 | 4,961 | — | #218 | #116 |
| 1959 | 5,058 | — | #213 | #115 |
| 1958 | 5,210 | — | #200 | #114 |
| 1957 | 5,422 | — | #192 | #105 |
| 1956 | 5,448 | — | #184 | #104 |
| 1955 | 5,423 | — | #183 | #96 |
| 1954 | 4,923 | — | #216 | #96 |
| 1953 | 4,598 | — | #255 | #93 |
| 1952 | 4,603 | — | #256 | #92 |
| 1951 | 4,573 | — | #259 | #92 |
| 1950 | 4,429 | — | #268 | #91 |
| 1949 | 4,380 | — | #270 | #93 |
| 1948 | 4,287 | — | #264 | #93 |
| 1947 | 4,533 | — | #254 | #92 |
| 1946 | 4,153 | — | #248 | #91 |
| 1945 | 3,629 | — | #257 | #87 |
| 1944 | 3,529 | — | #280 | #85 |
| 1943 | 3,386 | — | #285 | #91 |
| 1942 | 3,506 | — | #282 | #87 |
| 1941 | 3,262 | — | #283 | #81 |
| 1940 | 3,116 | — | #283 | #80 |
| 1939 | 3,066 | — | #286 | #78 |
| 1938 | 3,025 | — | #296 | #80 |
| 1937 | 2,937 | — | #298 | #78 |
| 1936 | 2,857 | — | #292 | #76 |
| 1935 | 2,900 | — | #280 | #80 |
| 1934 | 2,800 | — | #307 | #79 |
| 1933 | 2,704 | — | #311 | #79 |
| 1932 | 2,741 | — | #293 | #86 |
| 1931 | 2,569 | — | #302 | #90 |
| 1930 | 2,826 | — | #308 | #82 |
| 1929 | 2,683 | — | #308 | #85 |
| 1928 | 2,795 | — | #291 | #87 |
| 1927 | 2,880 | — | #302 | #86 |
| 1926 | 2,855 | — | #285 | #85 |
| 1925 | 3,068 | — | #292 | #82 |
| 1924 | 2,908 | — | #303 | #83 |
| 1923 | 2,853 | — | #290 | #85 |
| 1922 | 2,867 | — | #291 | #83 |
| 1921 | 2,813 | — | #303 | #86 |
| 1920 | 2,864 | — | #281 | #82 |
| 1919 | 2,673 | — | #289 | #82 |
| 1918 | 2,666 | — | #281 | #86 |
| 1917 | 2,483 | — | #282 | #85 |
| 1916 | 2,491 | — | #275 | #83 |
| 1915 | 2,361 | — | #279 | #84 |
| 1914 | 1,856 | — | #255 | #84 |
| 1913 | 1,522 | — | #272 | #78 |
| 1912 | 1,342 | — | #253 | #78 |
| 1911 | 904 | — | #245 | #67 |
| 1910 | 965 | — | #256 | #49 |
| 1909 | 780 | — | #258 | #52 |
| 1908 | 750 | — | #246 | #51 |
| 1907 | 708 | — | #245 | #54 |
| 1906 | 586 | — | #272 | #58 |
| 1905 | 651 | — | #253 | #49 |
| 1904 | 671 | — | #267 | #45 |
| 1903 | 587 | — | #298 | #45 |
| 1902 | 609 | — | #269 | #46 |
| 1901 | 519 | — | #305 | #45 |
| 1900 | 813 | — | #278 | #39 |
| 1899 | 482 | — | #308 | #50 |
| 1898 | 609 | — | #293 | #46 |
| 1897 | 550 | — | #293 | #47 |
| 1896 | 528 | — | #341 | #48 |
| 1895 | 576 | — | #283 | #47 |
| 1894 | 538 | — | #305 | #45 |
| 1893 | 511 | — | #332 | #46 |
| 1892 | 528 | — | #326 | #46 |
| 1891 | 410 | — | #305 | #52 |
| 1890 | 468 | — | #333 | #44 |
| 1889 | 492 | — | #272 | #46 |
| 1888 | 491 | — | #305 | #48 |
| 1887 | 460 | — | #273 | #44 |
| 1886 | 436 | — | #354 | #47 |
| 1885 | 394 | — | #295 | #50 |
| 1884 | 483 | — | #277 | #43 |
| 1883 | 443 | — | #241 | #43 |
| 1882 | 470 | — | #266 | #41 |
| 1881 | 381 | — | #259 | #44 |
| 1880 | 389 | — | #300 | #43 |