Liem
Liem was the 4630th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 22 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 2508th; the most babies were born in 2011 (49). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,742 places. More babies were named Liem in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,630 boys, down 647 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 22boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201149 babies
- Total since 1880
- 742babies recorded
Liem popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,630 | 22 |
| 2020 | #3,983 | 26 |
| 2010 | #3,280 | 34 |
| 2000 | #8,756 | 7 |
| 1990 | #6,183 | 8 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Liem, counting every spelling?
Liem has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Liem?
22 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Liem (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Liem born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 381 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Liem.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Liem?
About 700 people born in the US named Liem are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 9 and 18. That makes Liem mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Liem by state
How common Liem was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Liem
How popular is the name Liem?
Liem was the 4630th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 22 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 2508th; the most babies were born in 2011 (49). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,742 places. More babies were named Liem in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Liem a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Liem in the US.
Where is Liem most popular?
In 2021–2025, Liem was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 boys).