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Boy's name · #1 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave
Liam reached its best rank, #1, in 2017 and still holds #1 today. It has spent 9 years as America's #1 name.
Liam first entered the US Top 10 in 2012. SSA suggested that Liam Neeson’s roles in films such as Battleship, Taken, The Chronicles of Narnia and Clash of the Titans may have helped its growing popularity.
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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states, the #1 boy's name in 19 of them. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Liam is especially popular in Ecuador, the Netherlands, and Switzerland.
#2 in Ecuador (2025) · #2 in Netherlands (2025) · #2 in Switzerland (2025) · #2 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #3 in Canada (2025) · #3 in Sweden (2025) · #4 in Belgium (2025) · #5 in Philippines (2024) · #5 in Finland (other-lang.) (2025) · #7 in Norway (2025) · #7 in Ireland (2025) · #8 in Argentina (2025, through 1 Dec 2025) and 20 more.
Among 1,055 notable people named Liam:
Sports figures appear 2.95× more often than among typical names — e.g. Liam Lawson, New Zealand racing driver (born 2002).
A popular twin pairing with Liam is Logan for a boy.
Similar names: Sebastian · Oliver · Henry · Lincoln · Logan · William
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