Trend of the Popularity of Lee as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 366 male babies that were named Lee in the US, which was 0.02% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Lee peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1981 with a count of 2,215 babies, which was 0.12% of the total male babies born in the US in 1981.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Lee, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Lee.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Lee in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Lee in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Lee from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Lee as a Male Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	2209	0.12
1981	2215	0.12
1982	2205	0.12
1983	1917	0.11
1984	2164	0.12
1985	2005	0.11
1986	1932	0.11
1987	1811	0.10
1988	1785	0.09
1989	1545	0.08
1990	1450	0.07
1991	1300	0.06
1992	1128	0.06
1993	989	0.05
1994	917	0.05
1995	774	0.04
1996	721	0.04
1997	615	0.03
1998	607	0.03
1999	510	0.03
2000	502	0.03
2001	513	0.03
2002	439	0.02
2003	403	0.02
2004	412	0.02
2005	384	0.02
2006	391	0.02
2007	382	0.02
2008	361	0.02
2009	374	0.02
2010	353	0.02
2011	353	0.02
2012	357	0.02
2013	361	0.02
2014	350	0.02
2015	375	0.02
2016	390	0.02
2017	369	0.02
2018	352	0.02
2019	297	0.02
2020	313	0.02
2021	378	0.02
2022	379	0.02
2023	377	0.02
2024	370	0.02
2025	366	0.02