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How popular is the name Liam?
Births per year, rank history and how many Liams are alive today.
Liam (male) is currently the 70th most popular boys' name in England and Wales, with 749 babies given the name in 2024. The name peaked in 1996, when 5,802 babies were given the name, the 10th most popular that year. Its fortunes dipped to rank 97 in 2016 before climbing back to the 70th place it holds today. Numbers have been stable in recent years. At least 67,000 babies have been named Liam in England and Wales since 1984. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
The Liam you are most likely to meet is around 31 years old. Half of all Liams born in England and Wales are between 22 and 35, and there are at least 110,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 30% chance that at least one of them will be called Liam.
How many babies are named Liam each year?
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Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Liam most popular?
Liam peaked in 1996, when 5,802 babies in England and Wales were given the name.
How many people are called Liam?
At least 110,000 people named Liam born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Liam?
Most living Liams are between 22 and 35; the most common age is about 31.
Is Liam becoming more or less popular?
Recovering: it has climbed back after a dip in the rankings.