Lee

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Lee

Gender: Masculine and Feminine
Language: English
Etymology:
Lee is and Old English word meaning “meadow,” or “clearing.”

History:
Lee, the surname, began being used as first name after the Civil War. It was usually given in honor of Robert E. Lee. In the 20th century, it entered into a period of slow decline.

Pronunciation: lee.

Alternates: Leigh.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
J.H. Leigh Hunt (m., 1784-1859)
English poet.
Lee O. Lawrie (m., 1877-1963)
American sculptor.
Lee Friedlander (m., 1934-)
American photographer.

Miscellaneous:
Leigh Wade (m., 1896-)
American aviator.
Lee Harvey Oswald (m., 1939-1963)
Assassinated President Kennedy in 1963.
Lee Trevino (m., 1937-)
American golfer.

Singers and Entertainers:
Lee Strasberg (Israel Strasberg) (m., 1901-1982)
American theatrical producer.
Lee J. Cobb (m., 1911-1976)
American actor.
Lee Breuer (m., 1937-)
American filmmaker.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census, for males:
0.162 % named Lee
0.004 % named Leigh

Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census, for females:
0.051 % named Lee
0.032 % named Leigh
0.001 % named Leigha

Popularity of Lee, for males:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 74th most popular.
1910-1920: 84th most popular.
1920-1930: 86th most popular.
1930-1940: 78th most popular.
1940-1950: 94th most popular.
1950-1960: 109th most popular.
1960-1970: 116th most popular.
1970-1980: 130th most popular.
1980-1990: 149th most popular.
1990: 215th most popular.
1991: 226th most popular.
1992: 261st most popular.
1993: 286th most popular.
1994: 298th most popular.
1995: 334th most popular.
1996: 348th most popular.
1997: 396th most popular.
1998: 407th most popular.
1999: 448th most popular.
2000: 473rd most popular.
2001: 464th most popular.
2002: 525th most popular.
2003: 559th most popular.

In Ireland...
1998: 42nd most popular.
1999: 46th most popular.
2000: 44th most popular.
2001: 47th most popular.
2002: 46th most popular.
2003: 43rd most popular.

Popularity of Lee, for females:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 260th most popular.
1910-1920: 265th most popular.
1920-1930: 305th most popular.
1930-1940: 298th most popular.
1940-1950: 283rd most popular.
1950-1960: 226th most popular.
1960-1970: 252nd most popular.
1970-1980: 333rd most popular.
1980-1990: 512th most popular.
1990-2000: N/A
1990: 903rd most popular.
1991: 982nd most popular.
1992: N/A

Popularity of Leigh, for males:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1930: N/A
1930-1940: 936th most popular.
1940-1950: 884th most popular.
1950-1960: 810th most popular.
1960-1970: 917th most popular.
1970-2000: N/A

Popularity of Leigh, for females:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1940: N/A
1940-1950: 926th most popular.
1950-1960: 468th most popular.
1960-1970: 286th most popular.
1970-1980: 230th most popular.
1980-1990: 302nd most popular.
1990: 491st most popular.
1991: 549th most popular.
1992: 571st most popular.
1993: 631st most popular.
1994: 739th most popular.
1995: 863rd most popular.
1996: 909th most popular.
1997: N/A