How Many People Are Named Liam?
people named Liam are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 960 people in the US has this name
Based on 359,085 babies named Liam in Social Security records from 1947 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
22,288 births
Trend
Rising (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Irish short form of WILLIAM.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Liam (99.9%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Liam alive today is about 10 years old, and 98% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 13 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Liam first appears in the records in 1947 and was given most often in 2024, to 22,288 babies. In 2025, 20,846 babies got the name. Over the last ten years, the number each year has been rising.
Babies given the name each year, 1947 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Liam was the #1 boys' name in the US in 2017 to 2025. It was in the top 10 for 14 years, 2012 to 2025. In 2025 it ranked #1.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1 |
| Best rank | #1 (2017 to 2025) |
| Years at #1 | 9 |
| Years in the top 10 | 14 |
| Years in the top 100 | 20 (2006 to 2025) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Liam alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Liam were born in California than in any other state: about 39,816 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Liam was given 2.2 times as often in Vermont, 1.8 times in Rhode Island and 1.7 times in New Hampshire.
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