Over the past 110 years, 55 613 girls and 215 937 boys have been named Lee. The name Lee ranks 493th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Lee in 1910. The peak of popularity of the name Lee came in the 1950s and 1960s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.