Lee
4 countries#725 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Lee was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
295,926 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #725 · peaked in 1956 with 5,448 births
Most common in: Texas, California, New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
8,693 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #762 · peaked in 1976 with 430 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
695 births recorded 1997–2018 · peaked in 1997 with 82 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
France
484 births recorded 1956–2022 · currently #3048 · peaked in 2006 with 22 births
Most common in: Alpes-Maritimes, Rhône, Paris
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Lee’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #610 | — |
| 2007 | #635 | ↓25 |
| 2008 | #670 | ↓35 |
| 2009 | #658 | ↑12 |
| 2010 | #676 | ↓18 |
| 2011 | #669 | ↑7 |
| 2012 | #662 | ↑7 |
| 2013 | #668 | ↓6 |
| 2014 | #703 | ↓35 |
| 2015 | #677 | ↑26 |
| 2016 | #664 | ↑13 |
| 2017 | #681 | ↓17 |
| 2018 | #689 | ↓8 |
| 2019 | #783 | ↓94 |
| 2020 | #768 | ↑15 |
| 2021 | #700 | ↑68 |
| 2022 | #698 | ↑2 |
| 2023 | #705 | ↓7 |
| 2024 | #716 | ↓11 |
| 2025 | #725 | ↓9 |
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