Liem is a rare variant of Liam that peaked in 2011 and has grown less common since.
Liem is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #4,630 for boy births in the United States (and #9,816 across all names), given to 22 babies. Liem was first reported in SSA data in 1981 and peaked in 2011 (49 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | #4,630 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | #5,807 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | #4,996 |
| 2022 | 25 | 25 | #4,245 |
| 2021 | 22 | 22 | #4,577 |
| 2020 | 26 | 26 | #3,983 |
| 2019 | 23 | 23 | #4,418 |
| 2018 | 18 | 18 | #5,231 |
| 2017 | 34 | 34 | #3,349 |
| 2016 | 45 | 45 | #2,709 |
| 2015 | 41 | 41 | #2,888 |
| 2014 | 45 | 45 | #2,691 |
| 2013 | 49 | 49 | #2,508 |
| 2012 | 40 | 40 | #2,936 |
| 2011 | 49 | 49 | #2,531 |
| 2010 | 34 | 34 | #3,280 |
| 2009 | 31 | 31 | #3,521 |
| 2008 | 25 | 25 | #4,098 |
| 2007 | 20 | 20 | #4,736 |
| 2006 | 14 | 14 | #5,981 |
| 2005 | 16 | 16 | #5,186 |
| 2004 | 11 | 11 | #6,809 |
| 2003 | 8 | 8 | #8,313 |
| 2002 | 11 | 11 | #6,355 |
| 2001 | 7 | 7 | #8,861 |
| 2000 | 7 | 7 | #8,756 |
| 1999 | 6 | 6 | #9,433 |
| 1997 | 10 | — | #5,919 |
| 1996 | 8 | — | #6,873 |
| 1995 | 8 | — | #6,748 |
| 1994 | 5 | — | #9,693 |
| 1993 | 6 | — | #8,266 |
| 1991 | 7 | — | #6,983 |
| 1990 | 8 | — | #6,183 |
| 1985 | 7 | — | #5,511 |
| 1984 | 5 | — | #6,935 |
| 1982 | 6 | — | #6,093 |
| 1981 | 7 | — | #5,260 |