How popular is the name Liam?

Liam ranks 111th among boys' names in US records, with 340,998 births since 1947. Over the past decade it accounts for 202,344.

Is Liam a unisex name?

No. Liam is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2024, when 22,452 children were given the name. It has been in use for 78 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Lliam, Liamm. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#111 of boy names

Pronounced L IY1 AH0 M (ARPABET)

Liam is a boys' name, and first appears in 1947. It has been given to 340,998 children — the 111th most common boys' name on record.

It is gaining, with the past decade running 90% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 2024, when 22,452 children were given it.

Two other spellings are counted in that total — Lliam and Liamm — because they are pronounced identically.

2024Boys: 22,452Girls: 34

These spellings sound identical to Liam and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Liam?: Liam ranks 111th among boys' names in US records, with 340,998 births since 1947. Over the past decade it accounts for 202,344.
Is Liam a unisex name?: No. Liam is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Liam most popular?: 2024, when 22,452 children were given the name. It has been in use for 78 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Liam spelled?: Lliam, Liamm. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.