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Meaning

The name Lee has the following meaning:

Sheltered from the storm. It also means "the meadow".
This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Lee is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 540 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Lee rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 15 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 661 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Lee in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Lee is pronounced as lee

Origins

Lee originates from the English language.
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Related names

The following names are baby names related to Lee and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Lee: Boys - Arvil, Clay, Colonel, Danforth, Darod, Darrow, Darwin, Dock, Edison, Elgin, Ewell, Garrison, Genaro, Geoffrey, Gerard, Houston, Howell, Judge, Keshaun, Keshawn, King, Girls - Adell, Alfreda, Dove, Jaylee, Liberty, Yetta, Both genders - Harley, Payton

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Lee: Leah, Ley

Style

We think the name Lee should fall under the following style category: For Both Genders.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Lee to be: Strong, masculine, poised chap

In one word, you might describe Lee as a(n) "masculine" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Lee (or its variants) are:

Lee Buck Trevino, born on 1 December, a famous golfer. Lee Buck Trevino's background: American professional golfer. He is an icon for Mexican Americans, and is often referred to as 'The Merry Mex' and 'Supermex'.

Lee Marvin, born on 19 February, a famous actor. Lee Marvin's background: American film actor. He won a Best Actor Oscar for his part in Cat Ballou.

Lee Roy Selmon , born on 20 October, a famous footballer. Lee Roy Selmon 's background: Former NFL football defensive lineman and the first member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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