Boys' name · since 2008
Leiam
Leiam has 144 recorded births since 2008 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,026 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 144
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
144 boys have been named Leiam since 2008, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Leiam recorded 144 times among boys since 2008, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2024.
- #15,026 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 144 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leiam ranks #15,026 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 144 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,026 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 144
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Leiam's 144 recorded births place it above 66.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Leiam's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Leiam's full recorded timeline at 2016, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2021, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Leiam popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2024
- Peak year (2012)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Leiam by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (102 births, 71% of the file).
2010s was Leiam's strongest decade.
102 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Leiam births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 16
2000s
16 births
- 2010s
2010s
102 births
- 2020s 26
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 102 births (71% of all-time use).
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What to do with Leiam's data
- Leiam's decade-level peak was the 2010s (102 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Leiam: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~16 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, 2008–2024 (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 Leiam 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.