Lee is a unisex given name meaning "shelter". It is derived from the surname Lee (English name) and a place name meaning "sheltered from the storm" in Old English.
Its popularity in the United Kingdom peaked during the 1970s and 1980s, when it was frequently among the top 20 male names, but had fallen out of the top 100 by 2001.[3] In the United States, its popularity as a male first name occurred in the 1890s and as a female first name in the 1950s.[citation needed] Lee is also common as a middle name.[citation needed]
Lee is also a diminutive form of the given names Ashley, Beverly, Kimberley, and Leslie.
Its popularity in the United Kingdom peaked during the 1970s and 1980s, when it was frequently among the top 20 male names, but had fallen out of the top 100 by 2001.[3] In the United States, its popularity as a male first name occurred in the 1890s and as a female first name in the 1950s.[citation needed] Lee is also common as a middle name.[citation needed]
Lee is also a diminutive form of the given names Ashley, Beverly, Kimberley, and Leslie.
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