Total births
23
Boys' name · since 2012
Liiam
Liiam has 23 recorded births since 2012 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 23
- total births
- 2012–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 78%
- born in that decade
Liiam sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 23 recorded since 2012.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Liiam has been recorded 23 times among boys since 2012, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 2012 to 2025.
- 23 total births
- 2012–2025 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 78% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
23 boys have been named Liiam since 2012, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.
- 23
- total births
- 2012–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 78%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
78% of everyone ever named Liiam was born in this single decade.
2018
Single peak year
7 babies were named Liiam in 2018 - its busiest year on record.
Liiam's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Liiam's full recorded timeline at 2018, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2016, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Liiam at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2018
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2012
Liiam popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Liiam by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Liiam's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 78% of all-time use.
Liiam births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
18 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 18 births (78% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Liiam? ▼
23 babies have been named Liiam since 2012. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2018 with 7 births.
When was Liiam most popular? ▼
Liiam was most popular in the 2010s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Liiam been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Liiam since 2012 -- 14 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Liiam? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Liiban. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Liiam's data
- Liiam's decade-level peak was the 2010s (18 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2012–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Liiam: Baby Name Since 2012 - 23 Births, Peak 2018." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/liiam. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Liiam 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 July 2026.