Liam

“Variant of William — Will and helmet” — Germanic via Norman French origin

Boy's name · #1 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Liam reached its best rank, #1, in 2017 and still holds #1 today. It has spent 9 years as America's #1 name. A popular twin pairing with Liam is Logan for a boy.

Around the world: #2 in Canada (2024) · #2 in Switzerland (2024) · #2 in Netherlands (2025) · #2 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #3 in Sweden (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states, the #1 boy's name in 19 of them. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Liams

Liam Neeson — actor from Northern Ireland (born 1952)
Liam Payne — English singer and songwriter (1993–2024)
Liam Hemsworth — Australian actor (born 1990)
Liam Gallagher — British singer
Liam Cunningham — Irish actor

In stories & tradition

Liam (Angel) — Angel · Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Liam Spencer — The Bold and the Beautiful
Liam Butcher — EastEnders

What Liams become

Among 1,055 notable people named Liam:

Sports figures appear 2.95× more often than among typical names — e.g. Liam Lawson, New Zealand motor racing driver.

Similar names: William · Sebastian · Oliver · Lucas · Lincoln · Henry

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