Lyam
Lyam was the 1086th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 198 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 576 places. More babies were named Lyam in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,086 boys, up 152 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 198boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024198 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,077babies recorded
Lyam popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,086 | 198 |
| 2020 | #1,238 | 151 |
| 2010 | #2,815 | 43 |
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How popular is Lyam, counting every spelling?
Lyam has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,036 for boys in 2025, against #1,086 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Lyam?
198 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lyam (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Lyam 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 42 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lyam.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lyam?
About 2,100 people born in the US named Lyam are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 3 and 11. That makes Lyam a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Lyam by state
How common Lyam was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (2.8×), Massachusetts (1.9×), New York (1.6×). In 33 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 Lyam
How popular is the name Lyam?
Lyam was the 1086th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 198 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 576 places. More babies were named Lyam in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Lyam a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Lyam in the US.
Where is Lyam most popular?
In 2021–2025, Lyam was most common in Florida (0.28 per 1,000 boys), followed by Massachusetts and New York.