NameTides

Lee

Lee was the #725 boys' name in the US in 2025 (366 babies), and #1,093 in England & Wales and #1,083 in Canada.

Lee as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Lee as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020IrelandUSScotlandCanadaEngland & Wales
Lee as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.5101880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#725 (366)#1,093 (27)#762 (3)—#348 (11)#1,083 (23)—
2024#716 (370)#1,235 (22)#727 (3)—#582 (5)#1,353 (16)—
2023#705 (377)#1,139 (25)#435 (7)—#396 (9)#1,079 (21)—
2022#698 (379)#1,058 (27)#425 (7)—#367 (11)#989 (23)—
2021#700 (378)#888 (34)#353 (10)—#312 (14)#1,277 (16)—
2020#768 (313)#781 (40)#426 (7)—#307 (14)#1,261 (16)—
2019#783 (297)#678 (50)#296 (12)—#268 (17)#1,029 (21)—
2018#689 (352)#636 (56)#361 (9)#319 (5)#187 (30)#993 (22)—
2017#681 (369)#684 (51)#318 (12)#415 (3)#188 (31)#937 (24)—
2016#664 (390)#621 (57)#225 (21)#421 (3)#166 (36)#847 (28)—
2015#677 (375)#526 (73)#239 (19)#259 (7)#164 (38)#1,204 (16)—
2014#703 (350)#419 (97)#223 (22)#264 (7)#157 (42)#878 (26)—
2013#668 (361)#375 (108)#207 (23)#171 (14)#126 (52)#874 (26)—
2012#662 (357)#358 (121)#147 (40)#204 (10)#103 (69)#1,102 (18)—
2011#669 (353)#281 (158)#175 (31)#191 (11)#111 (67)#1,003 (21)—

Lee as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Lee as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUS
Lee as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.5101880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#5,722 (21)————#2,730 (7)—
2024#5,148 (25)————#3,383 (5)—
2023#5,248 (24)——————
2022#5,028 (26)————#3,228 (5)—
2021#7,250 (15)——————
2020#4,648 (28)——————
2019#5,986 (20)——————
2018#5,007 (26)————#2,344 (8)—
2017#5,821 (21)——————
2016#4,345 (33)——————
2015#5,458 (24)————#3,286 (5)—
2014#5,625 (23)——————
2013#4,755 (29)——————
2012#5,895 (22)————#3,334 (5)—
2011#6,335 (20)#5,785 (3)—————

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1900 at #39.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • In 2025, 5% of US babies named Lee were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 4,700 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 4,700uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 10,000rare
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 6,500uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 2,200uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 6,900uncommon
USGirls2025about 1 in 77,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 21,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Lee is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 4,700 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 4,600 to 1 in 4,800.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Lee by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #484WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #529WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #586MNIllinois: #632ILMichigan: #715MINew York: #745NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #276IAIndiana: #452INOhio: #650OHPennsylvania: #397PANew Jersey: #1,022NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,040CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #756CONebraska: #432NEMissouri: #648MOKentucky: #526KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #587VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #468KSArkansas: #444ARTennessee: #551TNNorth Carolina: #718NCSouth Carolina: #668SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #621OKLouisiana: #591LAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #622ALGeorgia: #990GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #856TXFlorida: #958FL
Lee (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
LeeCanadaGirls#2,7307
LeeCanadaBoys#1,08323
LeeEngland & WalesGirls—too few
LeeEngland & WalesBoys#1,09327
LeeIrelandGirls—too few
LeeIrelandBoys#34811
LeeNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
LeeNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
LeeNSWGirls—too few
LeeNSWBoys—too few
LeeScotlandGirls—too few
LeeScotlandBoys#7623
LeeUSGirls#5,72221
LeeUSBoys#725366