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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: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2017

Where Liam is most popular

Alaska: #8 (31 boys, 1.36% of boys born 2025)AK#8Maine: #10 (41 boys, 1.07% of boys born 2025)ME#10Vermont: #9 (20 boys, 1.65% of boys born 2025)VT#9New Hampshire: #6 (63 boys, 1.40% of boys born 2025)NH#6Washington: #2 (403 boys, 1.23% of boys born 2025)WA#2Idaho: #4 (106 boys, 1.23% of boys born 2025)ID#4Montana: #10 (39 boys, 1.04% of boys born 2025)MT#10North Dakota: #1 (56 boys, 1.67% of boys born 2025)ND#1Minnesota: #4 (277 boys, 1.13% of boys born 2025)MN#4Wisconsin: #4 (274 boys, 1.17% of boys born 2025)WI#4Michigan: #8 (332 boys, 0.83% of boys born 2025)MI#8New York: #2 (1368 boys, 1.62% of boys born 2025)NY#2Massachusetts: #2 (446 boys, 1.65% of boys born 2025)MA#2Rhode Island: #2 (64 boys, 2.05% of boys born 2025)RI#2Oregon: #3 (185 boys, 1.23% of boys born 2025)OR#3Nevada: #1 (205 boys, 1.82% of boys born 2025)NV#1Wyoming: #7 (16 boys, 1.47% of boys born 2025)WY#7South Dakota: #2 (60 boys, 1.56% of boys born 2025)SD#2Iowa: #2 (185 boys, 1.34% of boys born 2025)IA#2Illinois: #1 (690 boys, 1.39% of boys born 2025)IL#1Indiana: #2 (393 boys, 1.24% of boys born 2025)IN#2Ohio: #5 (530 boys, 1.01% of boys born 2025)OH#5Pennsylvania: #2 (566 boys, 1.08% of boys born 2025)PA#2New Jersey: #1 (749 boys, 1.88% of boys born 2025)NJ#1Connecticut: #2 (241 boys, 1.82% of boys born 2025)CT#2California: #1 (2624 boys, 1.50% of boys born 2025)CA#1Utah: #2 (227 boys, 1.15% of boys born 2025)UT#2Colorado: #1 (397 boys, 1.48% of boys born 2025)CO#1Nebraska: #1 (149 boys, 1.69% of boys born 2025)NE#1Missouri: #5 (284 boys, 1.02% of boys born 2025)MO#5Kentucky: #2 (253 boys, 1.23% of boys born 2025)KY#2West Virginia: #9 (60 boys, 0.97% of boys born 2025)WV#9Virginia: #1 (590 boys, 1.58% of boys born 2025)VA#1Maryland: #1 (463 boys, 2.02% of boys born 2025)MD#1Delaware: #2 (59 boys, 2.00% of boys born 2025)DE#2Arizona: #1 (437 boys, 1.34% of boys born 2025)AZ#1New Mexico: #2 (109 boys, 1.68% of boys born 2025)NM#2Kansas: #4 (164 boys, 1.17% of boys born 2025)KS#4Arkansas: #1 (167 boys, 1.33% of boys born 2025)AR#1Tennessee: #2 (425 boys, 1.16% of boys born 2025)TN#2North Carolina: #2 (680 boys, 1.32% of boys born 2025)NC#2South Carolina: #2 (271 boys, 1.28% of boys born 2025)SC#2District of Columbia: #3 (49 boys, 1.94% of boys born 2025)DC#3Oklahoma: #1 (232 boys, 1.31% of boys born 2025)OK#1Louisiana: #2 (223 boys, 1.17% of boys born 2025)LA#2Mississippi: #7 (104 boys, 0.96% of boys born 2025)MS#7Alabama: #4 (255 boys, 1.19% of boys born 2025)AL#4Georgia: #1 (661 boys, 1.32% of boys born 2025)GA#1Hawaii: #3 (42 boys, 1.44% of boys born 2025)HI#3Texas: #1 (2688 boys, 1.54% of boys born 2025)TX#1Florida: #1 (1865 boys, 1.95% of boys born 2025)FL#1
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Rhode Island (#2), Maryland (#1), Delaware (#2)

Uniqueness score

0/ 100Ultra popular
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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