Given name & surname
Alee
“the great one; one who is exalted”
Alee is a variant of Aliyah. One Arabic interpretation is “an ascender; one having the highest social standing.” Alee is a variant of Ali. One Arabic interpretation is “the great one; one who is exalted.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Alee is a variant of Aliyah. One Arabic interpretation is “an ascender; one having the highest social standing.” Alee is a variant of Ali. One Arabic interpretation is “the great one; one who is exalted.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Alee is a variant of Aliyah. An origin associated with Aliyah is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1905. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Alee through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 562
- 63 boys · 499 girls
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 20 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −41%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 20 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 702 as a first name in 2020; 201 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Alee’s family of names
Alee has a related form in Ali. Alee has a related form in Aliyah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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