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Liam
Pronounced /ˈliːəm/
Rank in 2024
#1
Born in 2024
22,164
Peak year
2024 · #1
Origin
Irish
1880 to 2024
SteadyIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 22,164 boys were named Liam, about 1 in every 77.
- 2024 is its biggest year on record.
- It first shows up in the records in 1947.
- 337,540 boys have been named Liam since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Liam per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- 0Greatest1901–27
- 0Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- 0.2Millennials1981–96
- 3.0Gen Z1997–12
- 10.9Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Boomers: 278 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen X: 1,144 babies, 0.04 per 1,000. Millennials: 6,291 babies, 0.21 per 1,000. Gen Z: 93,172 babies, 2.97 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 236,655 babies, 10.89 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
From Irish Liam, a clipping of Uilliam, itself from English William.
- A male given name from Irish, currently popular in Ireland, England, Scotland, and the United States.
- Origin
- Irish
- Say it
- /ˈliːəm/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Liam, CC BY-SA 4.0.