Girls' name · since 2000
Leelee
Leelee has 25 recorded births since 2000 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #43,230 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 25
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
Leelee sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 25 recorded since 2000.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leelee has been recorded 25 times among girls since 2000, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2011.
- #43,230 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 25 born since 2000
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leelee ranks #43,230 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 25 born since 2000, peaking in the 2000s.
- #43,230 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 25
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
Leelee's 25 recorded births place it above 39.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Leelee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Leelee splits its recorded history at 2004: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births).
Leelee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2011
- Peak year (2000)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Leelee by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (20 births, 80% of the file).
2000s was Leelee's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 80% of all-time use.
Leelee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
20 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 20 births (80% of all-time use).
Leelee by state
Where Leelee concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 20.0% |
5 of 25 births nationwide.
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What to do with Leelee's data
- Leelee's decade-level peak was the 2000s (20 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Leelees (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Leelee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~11 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2000–2011 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Leelee draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.