Liam

Where Liam comes from

From Irish Liam, a clipping of Uilliam, itself from English William.
— Wiktionary's entry for Liam
  • Irish
  • 2 syllables
Liam through the years
  1. 1947
    First appearance
    #3,733 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1961
    Liam Cunningham born
    Irish actor
  3. 1990
    Liam Hemsworth born
    Australian actor
  4. 2024
    Peak, #1
    22,252 babies named Liam, the most in any year.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Irish, currently popular in Ireland, England, Scotland, and the United States.
Namesakes
  • Liam Hemsworth · Australian actor, born 1990
  • Liam Cunningham · Irish actor, born 1961
  • Liam Lawson · New Zealand motor racing driver, born 2002
  • Liam Delap · English association football player, born 2003
  • Liam Cosgrave · Irish politician, 1920–2017

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.