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Liam

Liam is currently the #1 boy name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 20,818 babies. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Looking at the full record since 1947, Liam hit its all-time high of #1 in 2017, when 18,874 boys were given the name. State by state, Maryland leads the way at #1.

Rankings

2025 rank
#1
among boy names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#1
in 2017 (2010s)
Babies in 2025
20,818
boys named Liam

Liam popularity, 1880–2025

0.35%0.70%1.0%1.4%18801900192019401960198020002020#1 in 2017
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: Social Security Administration, 1880–2025

Where Liam is most popular

Alaska: #8 (31 boys, 1.36% of boys born 2025)AKMaine: #10 (41 boys, 1.07% of boys born 2025)MEVermont: #9 (20 boys, 1.65% of boys born 2025)VTNew Hampshire: #6 (63 boys, 1.40% of boys born 2025)NHWashington: #2 (403 boys, 1.23% of boys born 2025)WAIdaho: #4 (106 boys, 1.23% of boys born 2025)IDMontana: #10 (39 boys, 1.04% of boys born 2025)MTNorth Dakota: #1 (56 boys, 1.67% of boys born 2025)NDMinnesota: #4 (277 boys, 1.13% of boys born 2025)MNWisconsin: #4 (274 boys, 1.17% of boys born 2025)WIMichigan: #8 (332 boys, 0.83% of boys born 2025)MINew York: #2 (1368 boys, 1.62% of boys born 2025)NYMassachusetts: #2 (446 boys, 1.65% of boys born 2025)MARhode Island: #2 (64 boys, 2.05% of boys born 2025)RIOregon: #3 (185 boys, 1.23% of boys born 2025)ORNevada: #1 (205 boys, 1.82% of boys born 2025)NVWyoming: #7 (16 boys, 1.47% of boys born 2025)WYSouth Dakota: #2 (60 boys, 1.56% of boys born 2025)SDIowa: #2 (185 boys, 1.34% of boys born 2025)IAIllinois: #1 (690 boys, 1.39% of boys born 2025)ILIndiana: #2 (393 boys, 1.24% of boys born 2025)INOhio: #5 (530 boys, 1.01% of boys born 2025)OHPennsylvania: #2 (566 boys, 1.08% of boys born 2025)PANew Jersey: #1 (749 boys, 1.88% of boys born 2025)NJConnecticut: #2 (241 boys, 1.82% of boys born 2025)CTCalifornia: #1 (2624 boys, 1.50% of boys born 2025)CAUtah: #2 (227 boys, 1.15% of boys born 2025)UTColorado: #1 (397 boys, 1.48% of boys born 2025)CONebraska: #1 (149 boys, 1.69% of boys born 2025)NEMissouri: #5 (284 boys, 1.02% of boys born 2025)MOKentucky: #2 (253 boys, 1.23% of boys born 2025)KYWest Virginia: #9 (60 boys, 0.97% of boys born 2025)WVVirginia: #1 (590 boys, 1.58% of boys born 2025)VAMaryland: #1 (463 boys, 2.02% of boys born 2025)MDDelaware: #2 (59 boys, 2.00% of boys born 2025)DEArizona: #1 (437 boys, 1.34% of boys born 2025)AZNew Mexico: #2 (109 boys, 1.68% of boys born 2025)NMKansas: #4 (164 boys, 1.17% of boys born 2025)KSArkansas: #1 (167 boys, 1.33% of boys born 2025)ARTennessee: #2 (425 boys, 1.16% of boys born 2025)TNNorth Carolina: #2 (680 boys, 1.32% of boys born 2025)NCSouth Carolina: #2 (271 boys, 1.28% of boys born 2025)SCDistrict of Columbia: #3 (49 boys, 1.94% of boys born 2025)DCOklahoma: #1 (232 boys, 1.31% of boys born 2025)OKLouisiana: #2 (223 boys, 1.17% of boys born 2025)LAMississippi: #7 (104 boys, 0.96% of boys born 2025)MSAlabama: #4 (255 boys, 1.19% of boys born 2025)ALGeorgia: #1 (661 boys, 1.32% of boys born 2025)GAHawaii: #3 (42 boys, 1.44% of boys born 2025)HITexas: #1 (2688 boys, 1.54% of boys born 2025)TXFlorida: #1 (1865 boys, 1.95% of boys born 2025)FL
Share of boys born in 2025:low → highno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Rhode Island (#2), Maryland (#1), Delaware (#2)
Uniqueness score
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everywhereone of a kind

You'll meet plenty of them — a true chart-topper.

Based on how many babies per birth were named Liam in the most recent year of SSA data.

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