Lima is a very rare variant of Liam that peaked in 1904 and remains in steady use.
Lima is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #9,832 for girl births in the United States (and #16,698 across all names), given to 10 babies. Lima was first reported in SSA data in 1897 and peaked in 1904 (10 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | #9,832 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | #10,747 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | #16,604 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | #14,591 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | #12,954 |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 | #14,418 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | #17,009 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 | #13,260 |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | #13,535 |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 | #17,776 |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 | #15,623 |
| 2014 | 8 | 8 | #12,606 |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | #18,172 |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | #19,005 |
| 1929 | 5 | — | #4,978 |
| 1927 | 8 | — | #3,741 |
| 1923 | 7 | — | #4,194 |
| 1922 | 5 | — | #5,442 |
| 1921 | 5 | — | #5,548 |
| 1920 | 6 | — | #4,698 |
| 1919 | 5 | — | #5,219 |
| 1918 | 5 | — | #5,249 |
| 1917 | 8 | — | #3,553 |
| 1916 | 7 | — | #3,755 |
| 1914 | 6 | — | #3,425 |
| 1913 | 5 | — | #3,466 |
| 1910 | 5 | — | #2,615 |
| 1905 | 6 | — | #1,821 |
| 1904 | 10 | — | #1,214 |
| 1897 | 6 | — | #1,475 |