Lyam — #1091 US boys' name
1,879 babies named Lyam in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 92% of names given to boys today.
52% of everyone ever named Lyam was born in this single decade.
198 babies were named Lyam in 2024 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Lyam
The Social Security Administration has registered 1,879 babies named Lyam between 2002 and 2024, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lyam currently holds the #1091 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 198 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Lyam performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 974 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lyam shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 216 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Lyam in 20 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Lyam in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,879 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Lyam at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
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Lyam popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2002
- Peak year (2024)
- 198
- Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
Currently ranks #1091 among boys.
1,879 total births across 23 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2024 with 198 births in a single year.
Lyam by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 974 births that decade — 52% of Lyam's all-time total
Lyam decade highlights
- Peak decade 974 births
- Runner-up 821 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Lyam's strongest decade
974 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 52% of all-time use.
Lyam by state
Where Lyam concentrates geographically — total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 216 | 11.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 208 | 11.1% |
| #3 | California | | 162 | 8.6% |
| #4 | New York | | 146 | 7.8% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 71 | 3.8% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 61 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 27 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 23 | 1.2% |
216 of 1,879 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Florida 11.5% of nationwide
- Texas 11.1% of nationwide
- California 8.6% of nationwide
- New York 7.8% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 3.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 20 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Florida accounts for 11.5% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Lyam appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2002–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.