Given name
Leelee
Leelee is a variant of Lily. One English interpretation is “resembling the flower; one who is innocent and beautiful.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Leelee is a variant of Lily. One English interpretation is “resembling the flower; one who is innocent and beautiful.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Leelee is a variant of Lily. An origin associated with Lily is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2000. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Leelee through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 25
- 0 boys · 25 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2011. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 292 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Leelee
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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