Lee is a unisex name of English origin meaning “meadow.” In 2024 it was given to 395 babies in the United States.
Lee at a glance
Gender
Unisex name
Origin
English & American
Meaning
“meadow”
Pronunciation
/liː/
About the name Lee
Lee belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “meadow” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Lee first appears in Social Security records in 1880 and has been given to 295,534 babies since 1880, including 395 in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to hello@namepetal.com — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.