Gender
Origin
- English
- Sheltered From The Storm
Meadow
Syllables
1
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Lee
Pronunciation
lee
Famous People
Actress Lee Merriweather, Actress Lee Remick
Celebrity Babies
Daughter of Ringo Starr
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1951 (rank #92, 3,682 births); most recent 2025 (rank #725, 366 births)
- Girls: peak in 1956 (rank #184, 1,936 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5722, 21 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 366 | 21 |
| 2024 | 370 | 25 |
| 2023 | 376 | 24 |
| 2022 | 377 | 26 |
| 2021 | 377 | 15 |
| 2020 | 313 | 28 |
| 2019 | 297 | 20 |
| 2018 | 352 | 26 |
| 2017 | 369 | 21 |
| 2016 | 390 | 33 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 1996 (rank #64, 1,053 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1093, 27 births)
- Girls: peak in 2001 (rank #1520, 12 births); most recent 2011 (rank #5773, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | – |
| 2024 | 22 | – |
| 2023 | 25 | – |
| 2022 | 27 | – |
| 2021 | 34 | – |
| 2020 | 40 | – |
| 2019 | 50 | – |
| 2018 | 56 | – |
| 2017 | 51 | – |
| 2016 | 57 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2006 (rank #2014, 11 births); most recent 2022 (rank #2854, 8 births)
- Girls: peak in 2008 (rank #1976, 15 births); most recent 2022 (rank #5410, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | 8 | 3 |
| 2021 | 8 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 | 4 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 |
| 2018 | 8 | 5 |
| 2017 | 9 | 6 |
| 2016 | 5 | 4 |
| 2015 | 6 | – |
| 2014 | 9 | 7 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 1996 (rank #43, 197 births); most recent 2025 (rank #336, 11 births)
- Girls: peak in 1976 (rank #167, 36 births); most recent 2003 (rank #655, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | – |
| 2024 | 5 | – |
| 2023 | 9 | – |
| 2022 | 11 | – |
| 2021 | 14 | – |
| 2020 | 14 | – |
| 2019 | 17 | – |
| 2018 | 30 | – |
| 2017 | 31 | – |
| 2016 | 36 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 1988 (rank #30, 297 births); most recent 2025 (rank #762, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 1976 (rank #45, 209 births); most recent 2001 (rank #627, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | – |
| 2024 | 3 | – |
| 2023 | 7 | – |
| 2022 | 7 | – |
| 2021 | 10 | – |
| 2020 | 7 | – |
| 2019 | 12 | – |
| 2018 | 9 | – |
| 2017 | 12 | – |
| 2016 | 21 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Boys: peak in 1997 (rank #42, 82 births); most recent 2018 (rank #319, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 1999 (rank #344, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – |
| 2024 | – | – |
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | 5 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1970 (rank #82, 48 births); most recent 2023 (rank #581, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 1968 (rank #186, 16 births); most recent 1992 (rank #553, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | 5 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence