babyNamedLyam
“variant spelling of Liam”probable meaning
Boy’s name, of Germanic and Celtic origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 43rd
- births in 2023–2025
- 3,630
- babies born in France
- 1 in 501
- +2.3% a year recently
- Stable
- peak year
- 2022
Meaning and origin of Lyam
Lyam is thought to mean “variant spelling of Liam” and is of Germanic and Celtic origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Lyam in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2022.
- Over recent years, Lyam has been stable (+2.3% a year).
- In a school of 200 children born in those years, there would be 1.3 Lyam on average, counting the spellings that sound the same.
Lyam in English-speaking countries
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
1,102nd boys’ name589 babies in 3 years1 boy in 8,729+7.5% a year
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
1,321st boys’ name16 babies in 3 years1 boy in 10,622
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
18 babies in 3 years1 boy in 45,908
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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