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Lee

Boy's name · #727 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Lee holds its lane: charted since 1880 and rarely far from where it stands today (#727 in 2025). About 234,000 boys have carried it along the way. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 32 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#366 in Ireland (2025) · #879 in Scotland (2025) · #1,105 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,457 in Belgium (2025) · #1,544 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,259 in Canada (2024).

Famous Lees

• Lee Harvey Oswald — American former marine who assassinated John F. Kennedy (1939–1963)
• Lee Marvin — American actor (1924–1987)
• Lee Van Cleef — American actor (1925–1989)
• Lee Teng-hui — Politician (1923–2020)
• Lee de Forest — American inventor (1873–1961)

In stories & tradition

• Lee Jordan — Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
• Lee Adama — Battlestar Galactica (TV series)
• Lee Everett — The Walking Dead (TV series)

What Lees become

Among 4,421 notable people named Lee:

Sports figures appear 2.1× more often than among typical names — e.g. Lee Cattermole, English footballer (born 1988).

Similar names: Eddie · Lyle · Harley · Ray · Willie · Harry

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