Boys' name · since 1997
Lliam
Lliam has 491 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2013 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,981 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,128 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 491
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
491 babies have been named Lliam since 1997, making it today's #10128 boys' name.
Lliam has 491 recorded births among boys since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10128 as of the latest data, more common than 27% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #7,981 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,128 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 491 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lliam ranks #7,981 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,128 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 491 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,981 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,128 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 491
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lliam's 491 recorded births place it above 82.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Lliam compares
491 Top 44% higher than 56% 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
Lliam's all-time total is 33% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lliam | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 491 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 34 | 22,252 |
Lliam's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lliam's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 41, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lliam popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Lliam by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (264 births, 54% of the file).
2010s was Lliam's strongest decade.
264 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Lliam births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
133 births
- 2010s
2010s
264 births
- 2020s 84
2020s
84 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 264 births (54% of all-time use).
Lliam by state
Where Lliam concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 11 | 2.2% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Texas | | 5 | 1.0% |
11 of 491 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Lliam's data
- Lliam's decade-level peak was the 2010s (264 total births); usage has since declined to 84 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Lliams (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Lliam: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Lliam 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.