Meaning and history
From a surname derived from Old English leah meaning “clearing,” Lee was the surname of Robert E. Lee (1807–1870), commander of the Confederate forces during the American Civil War. In his honor, it came into use as a given name in the American South and is also common as a middle name.
20062006: 391 births, rank #610
2007: 382 births, rank #635
2008: 361 births, rank #670
2009: 374 births, rank #658
2010: 353 births, rank #676
20112011: 353 births, rank #669
2012: 357 births, rank #662
2013: 361 births, rank #668
2014: 350 births, rank #703
2015: 375 births, rank #677
20162016: 390 births, rank #664
2017: 369 births, rank #681
2018: 352 births, rank #689
2019: 297 births, rank #783
2020: 313 births, rank #768
20212021: 378 births, rank #700
2022: 379 births, rank #698
2023: 377 births, rank #705
2024: 370 births, rank #716
20252025: 366 births, rank #725
Lee moved from #716 to #727 for boys between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 1951, with 3,682 births.