Recorded 2000–2011 Girls' name Peak 2000 25 births

Leelee — girls' name

25 babies named Leelee in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s202010s5

The verdict

25 girls have been named Leelee since 2000, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2011.

25
total births
2000–2011
years on record
2000s
peak decade
80%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

80% of everyone ever named Leelee was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

5 babies were named Leelee in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Leelee

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Leelee between 2000 and 2011, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Leelee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Leelee performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Leelee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Leelee in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Leelee in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 25 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Leelee at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

25

Since 2000

12 years of records

Peak year

2000

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

2000

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2011

Leelee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2000

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2000)
5
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
5 20112005200420022000 5

Leelee by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
20 births that decade — 80% of Leelee's all-time total
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Leelee by state

Where Leelee concentrates geographically — total births since 2000

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Leelee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 20.0%
California share of Leelee's total US births 20.0%

5 of 25 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Leelee?
25 babies have been named Leelee since 2000. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 2000 with 5 births.
When was Leelee most popular?
Leelee was most popular in the 2000s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Leelee most popular?
The top states for the name Leelee are California (5 births).
How long has the name Leelee been used?
Leelee has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 12 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Leelee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lee, Leeann, Leena, Leela, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2000–2011 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.