Liam

Meaning and origin of Liam

Popularity of Liam in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2016.
• Over recent years, Liam has been stable (−2.4% a year).
• In a school of 200 children born in those years, there would be 1.3 Liam on average, counting the spellings that sound the same.

Liam in English-speaking countries

Liam ranks 1^st in United States, 2^nd in British Columbia (Canada) and 2^nd in Ontario (Canada), against 15^th in France.

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  2^nd boys’ name612 babies in 3 years1 boy in 73−0.4% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  8^th boys’ name905 babies in 3 years1 boy in 79+0.5% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  1^st boys’ name63,974 babies in 3 years1 boy in 80+1.9% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  2^nd boys’ name1,989 babies in 3 years1 boy in 85−2.6% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  17^th boys’ name374 babies in 3 years1 boy in 132−3.5% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  47^th boys’ name137 babies in 3 years1 boy in 186+1.9% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  50^th boys’ name276 babies in 3 years1 boy in 217−5.9% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  70^th boys’ name2,247 babies in 3 years1 boy in 368+1.8% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Liam and Lïam are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Lïam95
• Lyam3,630
• Liham285
• Lyham210
• Liyam110
• Lhyam (in French)20
• Liaam (in French)20
• Lyaam10
• Lyamm5
• Lyiam5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Liam

• Louis
• Charlie
• Arthur
• Maël
• Ayden
• Hugo
• Malo
• Alix
• Milo
• Robin
• Lenny
• Oscar

See also

• →French names of Germanic origin
• →French names of Celtic origin
• 15^thTop 100 French boy names