Liav vs Liam

Side-by-side comparison of Liav and Liam — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Liav

Boy name

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Name B

Liam

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Liav Liam
Current Rank Unranked #1
Total Births (all years) 45 358,536
Peak Year 2021 2024
Peak Year Births 7 22,252
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2010 1947

Births by Decade

Decade Liav Liam
1940ss — 5
1950ss — 117
1960ss — 400
1970ss — 784
1980ss — 1,527
1990ss — 11,904
2000ss — 44,940
2010ss 33 174,017
2020ss 12 124,842

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Liav Liam
2014 6 18,488
2015 5 18,410
2016 5 18,277
2017 6 18,874
2018 5 19,977
2019 — 20,631
2020 — 19,865
2021 7 20,424
2022 — 20,579
2023 5 20,904
2024 — 22,252
2025 — 20,818

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 2010–2023.

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