US rank #1091 Boys' name Peak 2024 1,879 births

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.

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#1091
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 92% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Lyam was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

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 1,000

Total births

1,879

Since 2002

23 years of records

Peak year

2024

198 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,091

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2002

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lyam popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2002

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
198
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
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Lyam by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
974 births that decade — 52% of Lyam's all-time total
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Lyam by state

Where Lyam concentrates geographically — total births since 2002

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Lyam
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%
Florida share of Lyam's total US births 11.5%
Even split

216 of 1,879 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.

Lyam appears in 20 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lyam?
1,879 babies have been named Lyam since 2002. It currently ranks #1091 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 198 births.
When was Lyam most popular?
Lyam was most popular in the 2010s decade with 974 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Lyam most popular?
The top states for the name Lyam are Florida (216 births), Texas (208 births), California (162 births).
How long has the name Lyam been used?
Lyam has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 23 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lyam?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lyan, Lyall, Lyal, Lyanno, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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.