Gender
Origin
- Celtic/Gaelic
- Form of William.
- Irish
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Lyam
Pronunciation
l-yam
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #1084, 198 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 198 |
| 2024 | 198 |
| 2023 | 193 |
| 2022 | 142 |
| 2021 | 137 |
| 2020 | 151 |
| 2019 | 153 |
| 2018 | 122 |
| 2017 | 125 |
| 2016 | 104 |
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 2001 (rank #1467, 9 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2938, 7 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 4 |
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 2022 (rank #37, 1,551 births); most recent 2023 (rank #40, 1,371 births)
- Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #2659, 10 births); most recent 2023 (rank #4422, 4 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,371 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1,551 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1,541 | 9 |
| 2020 | 1,363 | 10 |
| 2019 | 1,197 | 10 |
| 2018 | 1,140 | 7 |
| 2017 | 1,206 | 10 |
| 2016 | 1,288 | – |
| 2015 | 1,077 | 7 |
| 2014 | 884 | – |
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