Meaning of name Liam

The name Liam has the following meaning:

It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

As a baby boy name, Liam is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 113 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Liam rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 26 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 49 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Liam in the USA, over the past 100 years.

The name Liam is very likely a(n) Irish variant of the name William. See other suggested Irish boy baby names.

You might also like to see the other variants of the name William.

The following names are baby names related to Liam and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Liam: Boys - Ludwig, Wilson, Girls - Hildegard, Loyce, Matilda, Olga, Both genders - Ida

The name Liam is a variant of William. Other popular variants of the name William are: Billie (English), Billy (English), Guglielmo, Guillamume, Guillermo (Spanish), Liam (Irish), Vilhelm, Villem, Wileck, Wilek, Wilhelm, Wilhelmus, Wilkes, Wilkie, Wilkinson, Will (English), Willem, Willhelmus, Williamon, Williams, Williamson, Willie (English), Willis, Willkie, Wills, Willson, Wilmod, Wilmodd, Wilmot, Wilmott, Wilson (German), Wim

We think the name Liam should fall under the following style category: Everlasting.

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Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Liam to be: Serious, conservative and intelligent

In one word, you might describe Liam as a(n) "conservative" person.

See other "conservative" names for boys.