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Liam

LEE-um · Irish short form of Uilliam, the Irish rendering of William, from Germanic Willahelm, "will, desire" plus "helmet, protection."

2025 rank (boys)
#1
Babies named in 2025
20,818
Peak popularity
2024
2025 frequency
1 in 82 boys
Usually for
Boys
Trend
Rising since 1986

Rising since 1986, #1 for boys today.

Popularity of Liam since 1947

Babies named Liam per year in U.S. Social Security records.

7.4k14.8k22.3k1960198020002020Most births 2024Boys
Data table (by decade)
DecadeBoys
1940s5
1950s117
1960s400
1970s784
1980s1,527
1990s11,904
2000s44,940
2010s174,017
2020s124,842

Meaning & origin

The most popular boys' name in America is, by the standards of the record books, a newcomer: Liam registered zero American births in Social Security data before 1947. An Irish familiar form of Uilliam, William with the front clipped off, it spent its first four decades stateside as an ethnic rarity before everything changed.

The turn came in 1986, and the climb from there was relentless: through the Neeson and Gallagher years, into the top ten by the early 2010s, and to No. 1 in 2017, dethroning Noah. It has not moved since, still No. 1 in 2025, with about 1 in every 82 boys, its share having crested in 2024. Rarely has a name gone from statistical nonexistence to the top of the chart inside a single lifetime.

Liam's strongest states are Rhode Island, Maryland, and Delaware, a compact mid-Atlantic-and-southern-New-England footprint unusual for a No. 1 name, which typically flattens out geographically. It anchors the soft two-syllable style that defines current boys' fashion, alongside Noah, Owen, and Finn.

Liam is the Irish clipping of Uilliam, which is how William, Germanic Willahelm, from wil ("will, desire") and helm ("helmet, protection"), was rendered in Irish after the Anglo-Norman invasion of the twelfth century. It functioned for centuries as a familiar form inside Ireland before emerging as an independent given name in the twentieth. Its American career is strikingly young: Liam does not appear in Social Security records at all until 1947, and it stayed uncommon for another four decades. The climb that began in 1986 accelerated through the 2000s, and in 2017 Liam took the No. 1 position for American boys, a spot it still held in 2025, capping one of the fastest ascents from obscurity to the top in the data's history.

Read more: Liam on Wikipedia

Where Liam is most popular

Births per 100,000 boys by state. Press play or drag the slider to watch it move across the decades. The lightest shade means too few recorded births.

2020s
Fewermore per 100k boystoo few births

Liam” around the world

Where Liam lands in the latest official birth statistics abroad, matched to the U.S. spelling.

  • France

    #11

    in 2024

  • Ireland

    #7

    in 2025

  • New Zealand

    #19

    in 2025

  • Quebec

    #3

    in 2025

  • Australia (NSW)

    #15

    in 2025

Sources: INSEE (France) · CSO Ireland (Ireland) · NZ Dept of Internal Affairs (New Zealand) · Retraite Québec (Quebec) · NSW Registry of BDM (Australia (NSW)).

Nicknames & variants

Variants: William, Uilliam

Famous people named Liam

Sibling names for Liam

Names that share Liam's style, for a brother or sister.

Sisters: Nora, Maeve, Ella, Quinn, Fiona, Ava, Olivia, Aimee, Alana, Alanna, Alexa, Alexia, Alivia, Amara, Ana, Aubrey, Audra, Bella, Brenna, Ciara, Danna, Darcy, Eileen, Elisa, Elliana, Emely, Erin, Eva, Gracie, Hope, Jade, Jana, Jasmine, Kara, Kelly, Kiara, Lana, Lea, Lena, Lexi, Lia, Loren, Molly, Mya, Shannon, Sheena, Tara, Teagan, Tiana, Adelyn, Adelyne, Adelynn, Ailany, Ailene, Alaina, Alanah, Alannah, Alaura, Alayna, Alea, Alecia, Aleen, Aleena, Aleia, Alessa, Alexie, Aliana, Alianna, Alisson, Allana, Ally, Alycia, Alysia, Alyvia, Amalia, Amaya, Amayah, Amia, Amiya, Amora, Amya, Anela, Anika, Ariah, Arie, Ariya, Aryana, Aryanna, Audree, Aviana, Avianna, Ayala, Ayana, Ayla, Ayleen, Aylin, Bellamy, Brea, Bree, Bria, Bridgit, Briella, Brielle, Brigette, Brigit, Brisa, Bryn, Caila, Cailin, Caitlin, Cami, Cara, Carlie, Cassy, Catrina, Caydence, Charlize, Chloee, Chloey, Chyna, Cianna, Claira, Dalary, Daleyza, Dalila, Dani, Dania, Dara, Darcie, Davina, Dayla, Deirdre, Demi, Elana, 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Questions parents ask

What does Liam mean?
As a short form of William (Irish Uilliam), it inherits that name's Germanic meaning: wil, "will" or "desire," plus helm, "helmet" or "protection", often glossed as "resolute protector."
How popular is Liam?
It is the single most popular boys' name in the country: No. 1 in 2025, given to about 1 in every 82 newborn boys, a position it has held since 2017.
Is Liam an Irish name?
Yes, it arose in Ireland as the familiar form of Uilliam, the Irish form of William, and spread internationally in the twentieth century.
Is Liam short for William?
Historically yes, but in the United States today it is almost always the full legal name; very few American Liams are Williams on paper.
What sibling names go with Liam?
Nora, Maeve, or Fiona for a sister; Noah, Owen, or Declan for a brother.