Liam

Liam

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Irish

Meaning

Liam is a masculine given name, often a short form of the Germanic name William.

From Wikipedia

Liam first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2013 with 2,546 babies (rank #1 that year). In 2024 it was given to 1,694 boys (rank #2). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Liam

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Liam yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

53,246

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

2,546

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	200	#177
1992	216	#164
1993	234	#145
1994	323	#104
1995	708	#58
1996	956	#46
1997	1,020	#37
1998	1,060	#35
1999	1,194	#28
2000	1,089	#31
2001	1,227	#24
2002	1,148	#24
2003	1,283	#19
2004	1,312	#19
2005	1,398	#13
2006	1,407	#16
2007	1,454	#16
2008	1,647	#10
2009	2,181	#4
2010	2,224	#3
2011	2,238	#3
2012	2,448	#1
2013	2,546	#1
2014	2,527	#1
2015	2,361	#1
2016	2,257	#1
2017	2,217	#1
2018	2,318	#1
2019	2,341	#1
2020	2,213	#1
2021	2,018	#2
2022	1,933	#2
2023	1,843	#2
2024	1,694	#2

Year

Babies

Rank

1991

200

#177

1992

216

#164

1993

234

#145

1994

323

#104

1995

708

#58

1996

956

#46

1997

1,020

#37

1998

1,060

#35

1999

1,194

#28

2000

1,089

#31

2001

1,227

#24

2002

1,148

#24

2003

1,283

#19

2004

1,312

#19

2005

1,398

#13

2006

1,407

#16

2007

1,454

#16

2008

1,647

#10

2009

2,181

2010

2,224

2011

2,238

2012

2,448

2013

2,546

2014

2,527

2015

2,361

2016

2,257

2017

2,217

2018

2,318

2019

2,341

2020

2,213

2021

2,018

2022

1,933

2023

1,843

2024

1,694

Meaning

Numerology of Liam

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Liam

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Names ranked near Liam in 2024

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Year-by-Year Detail