Liam is one of America's most popular boys' names, ranked #1 in 2025.
Liam is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1 among boys (20,818) and #4,829 among girls (28) — overall #1 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20,846 | 21,106 | #4,829 | #1 |
| 2024 | 22,288 | 22,558 | #4,087 | #1 |
| 2023 | 20,934 | 21,209 | #4,617 | #1 |
| 2022 | 20,605 | 20,890 | #5,106 | #1 |
| 2021 | 20,454 | 20,726 | #4,567 | #1 |
| 2020 | 19,898 | 20,136 | #4,231 | #1 |
| 2019 | 20,661 | 20,906 | #4,613 | #1 |
| 2018 | 20,001 | 20,179 | #5,399 | #1 |
| 2017 | 18,912 | 19,051 | #3,960 | #1 |
| 2016 | 18,296 | 18,417 | #6,573 | #2 |
| 2015 | 18,431 | 18,544 | #6,153 | #2 |
| 2014 | 18,520 | 18,598 | #4,512 | #2 |
| 2013 | 18,175 | 18,244 | #5,936 | #3 |
| 2012 | 16,847 | 16,903 | #5,813 | #6 |
| 2011 | 13,463 | 13,485 | #8,942 | #15 |
| 2010 | 10,955 | 10,977 | #6,085 | #30 |
| 2009 | 8,588 | 8,604 | #6,454 | #49 |
| 2008 | 5,993 | 5,999 | #10,490 | #75 |
| 2007 | 5,152 | 5,157 | #10,539 | #89 |
| 2006 | 4,525 | 4,532 | #10,322 | #98 |
| 2005 | 4,161 | 4,161 | #11,447 | #104 |
| 2004 | 3,842 | 3,850 | #7,659 | #112 |
| 2003 | 3,582 | 3,582 | #6,775 | #114 |
| 2002 | 3,382 | 3,387 | — | #113 |
| 2001 | 3,029 | 3,029 | — | #131 |
| 2000 | 2,793 | 2,798 | #8,332 | #140 |
| 1999 | 2,717 | 2,723 | #10,957 | #141 |
| 1998 | 2,209 | 2,209 | — | #155 |
| 1997 | 2,112 | — | — | #162 |
| 1996 | 1,748 | — | — | #184 |
| 1995 | 1,213 | — | #11,222 | #239 |
| 1994 | 668 | — | — | #360 |
| 1993 | 400 | — | — | #515 |
| 1992 | 305 | — | — | #590 |
| 1991 | 270 | — | — | #621 |
| 1990 | 277 | — | — | #605 |
| 1989 | 224 | — | — | #669 |
| 1988 | 171 | — | — | #719 |
| 1987 | 147 | — | — | #755 |
| 1986 | 152 | — | — | #734 |
| 1985 | 150 | — | — | #722 |
| 1984 | 145 | — | — | #724 |
| 1983 | 145 | — | — | #717 |
| 1982 | 156 | — | — | #697 |
| 1981 | 123 | — | — | #787 |
| 1980 | 114 | — | — | #826 |
| 1979 | 118 | — | — | #804 |
| 1978 | 112 | — | — | #809 |
| 1977 | 97 | — | — | #864 |
| 1976 | 70 | — | — | #996 |
| 1975 | 82 | — | — | #910 |
| 1974 | 72 | — | — | #966 |
| 1973 | 61 | — | — | #1,043 |
| 1972 | 63 | — | — | #1,019 |
| 1971 | 60 | — | — | #1,054 |
| 1970 | 49 | — | — | #1,188 |
| 1969 | 47 | — | — | #1,143 |
| 1968 | 54 | — | — | #1,012 |
| 1967 | 60 | — | — | #939 |
| 1966 | 47 | — | — | #1,083 |
| 1965 | 36 | — | — | #1,286 |
| 1964 | 38 | — | — | #1,271 |
| 1963 | 43 | — | — | #1,188 |
| 1962 | 24 | — | — | #1,653 |
| 1961 | 27 | — | — | #1,564 |
| 1960 | 24 | — | — | #1,674 |
| 1959 | 17 | — | — | #2,013 |
| 1958 | 24 | — | — | #1,623 |
| 1957 | 28 | — | — | #1,503 |
| 1956 | 18 | — | — | #1,917 |
| 1955 | 12 | — | — | #2,383 |
| 1954 | 8 | — | — | #3,081 |
| 1950 | 10 | — | — | #2,518 |
| 1947 | 5 | — | — | #4,046 |