EveryBabyNames

Liam

4 countries#1 in United States, 2025
US
#1
in United States, 2025
FR
#11
in France, 2022
SCOT
#51
in Scotland, 2025
NI
#44
in Northern Ireland, 2025
Total births recorded
416,372
Peak year (United States)
2024
Peak-year count
22,288
First recorded
1947

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Liam was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesFranceScotlandNorthern Ireland

Country by country

United States

359,085 births recorded 1947–2025 · currently #1 · peaked in 2024 with 22,288 births

Most common in: California, Texas, New York, Florida, Pennsylvania

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

France

42,016 births recorded 1985–2022 · currently #11 · peaked in 2016 with 3,665 births

Most common in: Paris, Nord, Bouches-du-Rhône, Rhône, Hauts-de-Seine

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

Scotland

13,614 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #51 · peaked in 1996 with 701 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

1,657 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #44 · peaked in 1999 with 97 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Liam’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#98
2007#89↑9
2008#75↑14
2009#49↑26
2010#30↑19
2011#15↑15
2012#6↑9
2013#3↑3
2014#2↑1
2015#2
2016#2
2017#1↑1
2018#1
2019#1
2020#1
2021#1
2022#1
2023#1
2024#1
2025#1

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