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Liam

Gender

Male

Origin

Celtic/Gaelic
Determined Guardian
Irish
Resolute protector; Short form of William

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Exotic

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Liam

Pronunciation

liam

Famous People

Actor Liam Hemsworth, Actor Liam Neeson, Musician Liam Gallagher

Celebrity Babies

Son of Kevin Costner, Son of Tori Spelling, Son of Faye Dunaway, Son of Calista Flockhart, Son of Rachel Hunter and Rod Stewart, Son of Michael Weatherly

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #1, 22,164 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1, 20,818 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #3919, 38 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4758, 28 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
202520,81828
202422,16434
202320,88630
202220,56326
202120,40730
202019,85833
201920,62230
201819,97424
201718,86538
201618,27219

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 1996 (rank #10, 5,802 births); most recent 2025 (rank #68, 763 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025763
2024749
2023735
2022735
2021690
2020721
2019798
2018731
2017723
2016698

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #10, 3,705 births); most recent 2023 (rank #12, 2,504 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2006 (rank #1713, 18 births); most recent 2022 (rank #4084, 5 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
20232,504–
20222,7515
20212,7035
20202,7778
20193,1153
20183,1785
20173,41210
20163,705–
20153,5186
20143,0714

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2009 (rank #15, 457 births); most recent 2025 (rank #7, 313 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
2025313
2024303
2023289
2022323
2021353
2020329
2019334
2018338
2017312
2016333

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 1996 (rank #3, 701 births); most recent 2025 (rank #51, 81 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
202581
202493
2023102
2022105
2021118
2020129
2019139
2018151
2017132
2016154

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 1999 (rank #36, 97 births); most recent 2025 (rank #44, 43 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
202543
202449
202345
202243
202158
202047
201948
201852
201746
201641

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2009 (rank #2, 287 births); most recent 2023 (rank #4, 179 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
2023179
2022204
2021229
2020224
2019219
2018283
2017223
2016201
2015204
2014257

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence