Boys' name · peaked in 2024
Liam name popularity since 1925
359,085 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Liam. Half of them were born in 2017 or earlier, so the typical Liam is about 9 years old in 2026. Liam peaked in 2024 as the #1 name for boys, and it ranked #1 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 359,085
- Named Liam, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #1
- for boys in 2025 (20,818 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% boys
- 549 girls · 358,536 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.43× its national share
Peak year is the year Liam made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Liam births per year, 1925–2025
2024 was the biggest year for Liam both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1992 and 1997, Liam became 7.3× more common, from 1 in 6,550 baby boys to 1 in 893.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Liam's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Liam.
Decade by decade
Babies named Liam in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 5 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 117 | #2,383 |
| 1960s | 0 | 400 | #1,286 |
| 1970s | 0 | 784 | #910 |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,527 | #722 |
| 1990s | 15 | 11,904 | #239 |
| 2000s | 107 | 44,940 | #104 |
| 2010s | 244 | 174,017 | #2 |
| 2020–25 | 183 | 124,842 | #1 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
71.9% of babies named Liam from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Liam is most popular
The index compares Liam's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Liam.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.43× | 3,129 |
| Alaska | 1.86× | 997 |
| Florida | 1.86× | 24,238 |
| Arizona | 1.64× | 7,678 |
| New Hampshire | 1.59× | 1,806 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Liam and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Liam (this page) | 358,536 | 2024 |
| Lyam | 2,077 | 2025 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Liam's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Liam.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Liam (2024).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data