Liam
#4,758 for girls in 2025, 28 births · #1 for boys in 2025, 20,818 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2024 · 22,252 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 20 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 358,536since 1947
Liam over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #4,758 | 28 | #1 | 20,818 |
| 2024 | #4,039 | 36 | #1 | 22,252 |
| 2023 | #4,565 | 30 | #1 | 20,904 |
| 2022 | #5,028 | 26 | #1 | 20,579 |
| 2021 | #4,507 | 30 | #1 | 20,424 |
| 2020 | #4,169 | 33 | #1 | 19,865 |
| 2019 | #4,546 | 30 | #1 | 20,631 |
| 2018 | #5,315 | 24 | #1 | 19,977 |
| 2017 | #3,919 | 38 | #1 | 18,874 |
| 2016 | #6,401 | 19 | #2 | 18,277 |
| 2015 | #6,036 | 21 | #2 | 18,410 |
| 2014 | #4,455 | 32 | #2 | 18,488 |
| 2013 | #5,834 | 22 | #3 | 18,153 |
| 2012 | #5,710 | 23 | #6 | 16,824 |
| 2011 | #8,614 | 13 | #15 | 13,450 |
| 2010 | #5,977 | 22 | #30 | 10,933 |
| 2009 | #6,317 | 21 | #49 | 8,567 |
| 2008 | #10,084 | 11 | #75 | 5,982 |
| 2007 | #10,129 | 11 | #89 | 5,141 |
| 2006 | #9,901 | 11 | #98 | 4,514 |
| 2005 | #10,921 | 9 | #104 | 4,152 |
| 2004 | #7,391 | 15 | #112 | 3,827 |
| 2003 | #6,576 | 17 | #114 | 3,565 |
| 2002 | — | #113 | 3,382 | |
| 2001 | — | #131 | 3,029 | |
| 2000 | #8,027 | 12 | #140 | 2,781 |
| 1999 | #10,345 | 8 | #141 | 2,709 |
| 1998 | — | #155 | 2,209 | |
| 1997 | — | #162 | 2,112 | |
| 1996 | — | #184 | 1,748 | |
| 1995 | #10,514 | 7 | #239 | 1,206 |
| 1994 | — | #360 | 668 | |
| 1993 | — | #514 | 400 | |
| 1992 | — | #590 | 305 | |
| 1991 | — | #620 | 270 | |
| 1990 | — | #602 | 277 | |
| 1989 | — | #668 | 224 | |
| 1988 | — | #718 | 171 | |
| 1987 | — | #752 | 147 | |
| 1986 | — | #733 | 152 | |
| 1985 | — | #721 | 150 | |
| 1984 | — | #723 | 145 | |
| 1983 | — | #714 | 145 | |
| 1982 | — | #695 | 156 | |
| 1981 | — | #784 | 123 | |
| 1980 | — | #823 | 114 | |
| 1979 | — | #798 | 118 | |
| 1978 | — | #803 | 112 | |
| 1977 | — | #863 | 97 | |
| 1976 | — | #996 | 70 | |
| 1975 | — | #906 | 82 | |
| 1974 | — | #961 | 72 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,037 | 61 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,014 | 63 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,047 | 60 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,178 | 49 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,136 | 47 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,006 | 54 | |
| 1967 | — | #931 | 60 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,073 | 47 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,271 | 36 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,263 | 38 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,175 | 43 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,625 | 24 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,552 | 27 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,658 | 24 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,974 | 17 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,593 | 24 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,487 | 28 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,886 | 18 | |
| 1955 | — | #2,302 | 12 | |
| 1954 | — | #2,942 | 8 | |
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| 1950 | — | #2,438 | 10 | |
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The first year at least five boys were named Liam! It came in at #3,733, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1947–1949, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Liam is popular in 2009
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New Hampshire#3 · 1 in 59
- Montana#8 · 1 in 91
- Vermont#11 · 1 in 69
- Maine#15 · 1 in 87
- Washington#15 · 1 in 128
Best ever in a state: #1 in Vermont, 2011.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | #3 | 86 | 1 in 59 |
| Montana | #8 | 44 | 1 in 91 |
| Vermont | #11 | 28 | 1 in 69 |
| Maine | #15 | 58 | 1 in 87 |
| Washington | #15 | 288 | 1 in 128 |
| Alaska | #16 | 38 | 1 in 91 |
| North Dakota | #19 | 34 | 1 in 98 |
| Massachusetts | #23 | 308 | 1 in 101 |
| Wisconsin | #23 | 227 | 1 in 126 |
| Oregon | #24 | 130 | 1 in 149 |
| Colorado | #25 | 210 | 1 in 137 |
| Minnesota | #27 | 202 | 1 in 145 |
| Connecticut | #31 | 123 | 1 in 124 |
| Pennsylvania | #31 | 446 | 1 in 139 |
| Hawaii | #34 | 31 | 1 in 149 |
| Delaware | #35 | 32 | 1 in 118 |
| Rhode Island | #35 | 40 | 1 in 106 |
| District of Columbia | #36 | 31 | 1 in 137 |
| New York | #37 | 609 | 1 in 177 |
| Idaho | #39 | 50 | 1 in 175 |
| Virginia | #39 | 259 | 1 in 163 |
| New Jersey | #40 | 244 | 1 in 183 |
| Ohio | #40 | 387 | 1 in 162 |
| Maryland | #41 | 182 | 1 in 158 |
| Michigan | #41 | 297 | 1 in 166 |
| Illinois | #43 | 380 | 1 in 191 |
| Indiana | #43 | 208 | 1 in 180 |
| Kansas | #44 | 92 | 1 in 182 |
| Missouri | #48 | 183 | 1 in 183 |
| Iowa | #49 | 83 | 1 in 191 |
| North Carolina | #51 | 259 | 1 in 208 |
| Florida | #52 | 418 | 1 in 228 |
| Utah | #53 | 107 | 1 in 215 |
| Nebraska | #56 | 51 | 1 in 203 |
| Arizona | #57 | 174 | 1 in 230 |
| South Dakota | #58 | 22 | 1 in 187 |
| West Virginia | #58 | 46 | 1 in 186 |
| Kentucky | #61 | 105 | 1 in 223 |
| California | #64 | 836 | 1 in 290 |
| Georgia | #67 | 201 | 1 in 294 |
| Louisiana | #69 | 95 | 1 in 264 |
| Tennessee | #70 | 134 | 1 in 271 |
| South Carolina | #71 | 72 | 1 in 301 |
| Nevada | #76 | 53 | 1 in 271 |
| New Mexico | #76 | 38 | 1 in 279 |
| Oklahoma | #85 | 71 | 1 in 302 |
| Wyoming | #85 | 9 | 1 in 230 |
| Texas | #104 | 439 | 1 in 425 |
| Arkansas | #126 | 33 | 1 in 455 |
| Alabama | #128 | 47 | 1 in 514 |
| Mississippi | #130 | 27 | 1 in 552 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Liam
- Held #1 since 2020
- 1 spot since 2015 (#2 → #1)
- Biggest jump: 154 spots in 1994 (#514 → #360)
- Biggest drop: 90 spots in 1976 (#906 → #996)
- Debuted 1947
- Peaked 2024 at #1 (22,252 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: 14 yrs · run 2012–2025
- Top 100: 20 yrs · run 2006–2025
- Top 1,000: 53 yrs · run 1974–2025
- Highest: 1 in 77 boys born in 2024 were named Liam (1.3%)
- Latest: 1 in 82 boys born in 2025 (1.2%)
- 48.5% of all boys named Liam (174,017) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 5 | #3,733 (1947) | #3,733 |
| 1950s | 117 | #1,487 (1957) | #2,089 |
| 1960s | 400 | #931 (1967) | #1,269 |
| 1970s | 784 | #798 (1979) | #960 |
| 1980s | 1,527 | #668 (1989) | #733 |
| 1990s | 11,904 | #141 (1999) | #357 |
| 2000s | 44,940 | #49 (2009) | #103 |
| 2010s | 174,017 | #1 (2019) | #6 |
| 2020s | 124,842 | #1 (2024) | #1 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Liam in 2009
Top girls' names in 2009
Top boys' names in 2009
More about 2009
girls
1,837,114 girls got a published name in 2009; 1 in 87,482 of them was named Liam, which outranked 68.7% of the 20,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #6,091Zuria22
- #6,091Zykira22
- #6,091Zylah22
- #6,317Liam21
- #6,317Aamira21
- #6,317Aariana21
- #6,317Adalin21
- #6,544Aaleah20
- #6,544Aaralynn20
- #6,544Aarohi20
Tied with 226 names at #6,317; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,983,573 boys got a published name in 2009; 1 in 232 of them was named Liam, which outranked 99.7% of the 14,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.