Lee
Lee is a unisex given name: about 79% of people named Lee are men and 21% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 79% male / 21% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Great Britain, Korea
- US births since 1880
- 230,776 male / 62,115 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Lee
To address Lee when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Lee," in English, "Guten Tag Lee," in German. About 79% of people named Lee are men and 21% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Lee,
German
Guten Tag Lee,
French
Bonjour Lee,
Spanish
Estimado/a Lee:
Chinese
Lee您好：
Japanese
Lee様
English
Hi Lee,
German
Hi Lee,
French
Salut Lee,
Spanish
Hola Lee,
Chinese
Lee你好：
Japanese
Leeさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | man's name | 79% |
| Great Britain | uncommon | man's name | 75% |
| Korea | uncommon | unisex name | 50% |
| Ireland | uncommon | man's name | 75% |
| China | rare | unisex name | 50% |
United States birth data
230,776 male · 62,115 female · 292,891 births recorded
Since 1980: 87% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Lee a male or female name?
Lee is a unisex given name: about 79% of people named Lee are men and 21% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Lee in an email?
To address Lee when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Lee," in English, "Guten Tag Lee," in German. About 79% of people named Lee are men and 21% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Lee a unisex name?
Lee is not a unisex name: 79% of people named Lee are men. Lee leans strongly male overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Lee a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lee (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_lee,
title = {Is Lee a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/lee},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}