Boys' name · since 2005
Leam
353 babies named Leam in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,702 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,791 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 353
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Leam currently ranks #5791 among boys' names in America, with 353 babies recorded since 2005.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leam has been recorded 353 times among boys since 2005, currently ranked #5791 nationally and more common than 58% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2025.
- #9,702 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,791 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 353 born since 2005
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leam ranks #9,702 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,791 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 353 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,702 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,791 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 353
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Leam's 353 recorded births place it above 78.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Leam compares
353 49th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Leam's all-time total is 4% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Leam | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 353 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 34 | 22,252 |
Leam's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Leam splits its recorded history at 2016: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2007 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 41 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Leam popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Leam by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (186 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Leam's strongest decade.
186 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Leam births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 24
2000s
24 births
- 2010s
2010s
186 births
- 2020s
2020s
143 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 186 births (53% of all-time use).
Leam by state
Where Leam concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 24 | 6.8% |
| #2 | Florida | | 23 | 6.5% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 1.4% |
| #4 | New York | | 5 | 1.4% |
24 of 353 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Leam's data
- Leam's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (186 total births) through the 2020s (143) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Leams (24 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Leam: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~20 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2005–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Leam draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.