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Lee
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21% girls / 79% boys
Origin of the name
Lee was first an English surname, from the Old English lēah, “clearing, meadow.”
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Where babies named Lee are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Lee is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Lee is most common in Mississippi (3.1 times), Arkansas (2.3) and Louisiana (1.7), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Where babies named Lee are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Lee is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Lee is most common in Mississippi (3.1 times), Arkansas (2.1) and Louisiana (1.7), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 11% | 89% |
| 1890s | 16% | 84% |
| 1900s | 23% | 77% |
| 1910s | 20% | 80% |
| 1920s | 18% | 82% |
| 1930s | 16% | 84% |
| 1940s | 18% | 82% |
| 1950s | 28% | 72% |
| 1960s | 30% | 70% |
| 1970s | 23% | 77% |
| 1980s | 16% | 84% |
| 1990s | 12% | 88% |
| 2000s | 8% | 92% |
| 2010s | 7% | 93% |
| 2020s | 6% | 94% |