as a First Name
Short form of Irish Uilliam (Irish equivalent of William). It is now generally used as an independent given name and since the 1990s has been in vogue throughout the English-speaking world, in common with a number of other names of Celtic origin.
| 3,525th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 3,316
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- 69,006
- if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
- Massachusetts
- has the most people named Liam per capita
- 2010
- marked the height of its popularity
0.01%
99.99%
0.03%
55+
55+
1%
30-54
30-54
3%
13-29
13-29
95%
0-12
0-12
Top state populations
U.S. Distribution Map
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