Boys' name · since 1981
Liem
742 babies named Liem in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,192 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,592 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 742
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Liem is the #4592 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 742 recorded since 1981.
Social Security Administration records show Liem recorded 742 times among boys since 1981, holding rank #4592 nationally today, ahead of 67% of boys, 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 1981 to 2025.
- #6,192 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,592 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 742 born since 1981
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Liem ranks #6,192 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,592 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 742 born since 1981, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,192 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,592 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 742
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Liem's 742 recorded births place it above 86.37% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Liem compares
742 Top 37% higher than 63% of 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
Liem's all-time total is 101% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Liem | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 742 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 49 | 34 | 22,252 |
Liem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Liem splits its recorded history at 2007: 79% of all births land in the more recent half, 21% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1984 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 49 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Liem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Liem by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (378 births, 51% of the file).
2010s was Liem's strongest decade.
378 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Liem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 25
1980s
25 births
- 1990s 58
1990s
58 births
- 2000s 150
2000s
150 births
- 2010s
2010s
378 births
- 2020s 131
2020s
131 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 378 births (51% of all-time use).
How Liem compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Liem's total volume
Liem by state
Where Liem concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 68 | 9.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 11 | 1.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Washington | | 5 | 0.7% |
68 of 742 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Liem's data
- Liem's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (378 total births) through the 2020s (131) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Liems (68 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Liem: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Liem 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.