Trend of the Popularity of Liam as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 20,818 male babies that were named Liam in the US, which was 1.22% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Liam peaked as a male baby name in the US in 2024 with a count of 22,252 babies, which was 1.29% of the total male babies born in the US in 2024.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Liam, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Liam.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Liam in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Liam in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Liam from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Liam as a Male Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	114	0.01
1981	123	0.01
1982	156	0.01
1983	145	0.01
1984	145	0.01
1985	150	0.01
1986	152	0.01
1987	147	0.01
1988	171	0.01
1989	224	0.01
1990	277	0.01
1991	270	0.01
1992	305	0.02
1993	400	0.02
1994	668	0.04
1995	1206	0.06
1996	1748	0.09
1997	2112	0.11
1998	2209	0.12
1999	2709	0.14
2000	2781	0.14
2001	3029	0.16
2002	3382	0.17
2003	3565	0.18
2004	3827	0.19
2005	4152	0.21
2006	4514	0.22
2007	5141	0.25
2008	5982	0.29
2009	8567	0.43
2010	10933	0.57
2011	13450	0.71
2012	16824	0.89
2013	18153	0.96
2014	18488	0.96
2015	18410	0.96
2016	18277	0.96
2017	18874	1.02
2018	19977	1.10
2019	20631	1.15
2020	19865	1.15
2021	20424	1.17
2022	20579	1.18
2023	20904	1.22
2024	22252	1.29
2025	20818	1.22