How Many People Are Named Leelee?
An estimated 25 people in the United States have the first name Leelee. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Leelee peaked in popularity in 2000 with 5 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Leelee as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Leelee paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Leelee is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
25
About 1 in 13,710,174 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2000
5 births
Total Registered
25
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Leelee
Leelee is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 25 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Leelee as a female name
Ranked #18,380 in 2011
5 female births in 2011
Peak: 2000 (5 births)
Leelee: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Leelee span from the 2000s to the 2010s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 20 babies were registered. Leelee has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Leelee by Decade
How has Leelee tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Leelee by State
Leelee + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Leelee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Leelee
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Leelee: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Leelee?
We estimate approximately 25 people named Leelee are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 13,710,174 Americans share this first name.
Is Leelee a common name?
Leelee is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 43.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 25 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Leelee most popular?
Leelee reached peak popularity in 2000, when 5 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Leelee is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Leelee a female name?
Leelee is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Leelee Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Leelee Smith, Leelee Johnson, Leelee Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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