US baby names · Boys · 1880–2025
Liam: name popularity by year
How often US parents chose Liam for a baby boy, year by year, from Social Security Administration records. When it peaked, how long it stayed in the top 10, and which generation it belongs to.
Liam was one of the 10 most common boys' names in the US in 14 years, between 2012 and 2025, and the #1 name in 9 of them. Births peaked in 2024, when 22,252 baby boys were named Liam, so by peak year it is a Generation Alpha name.
Liam in the US top 10, by year
Rank among boys' names, #1 at the top. Blank years: outside the top 10. Dashed line: the year with the most babies named Liam (2024).
Top-10 years by generation
| Generation | Years in top 10 | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| Generation Alpha | 13 (2012–2024) | #1 |
| Generation Beta | 1 (2025) | #1 |
Questions people ask
When was the name Liam most popular?
By number of babies, in 2024, when 22,252 boys were given the name. By rank, it was #1 in 9 years and spent 14 years in the top 10.
What generation is the name Liam?
Its peak year, 2024, falls in Generation Alpha (2010–2024). Its 14 top-10 years fall in: Generation Alpha (13), Generation Beta (1).
How many people have been named Liam?
SSA counted 358,536 boys named Liam born from 1880 to 2025. That is births, not people alive today, and it misses many people born before 1937 who never applied for a Social Security card.
In the top 10 at the same time
Source: US Social Security Administration baby-name data, from Social Security card applications for births in the 50 states and the District of Columbia, 1880–2025. Many people born before 1937 never applied for a card, so early years undercount. Spellings are counted separately. We hold each year's top 10 in rank order and each name's peak-year and all-time counts, so the chart shows rank rather than births per year. This page gives no meaning or origin for the name and no estimate of how many people named Liam are alive today.