Leam
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- LEE-um
- Origin
- Germanic
- US rank, 2025
- #5,606 for boys
Leam is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “will-helmet, resolute protector”. In 2025 it ranked 5,606th for boys in the US (16 babies).
What does Leam mean?
Germanic: spelling of Liam, the Irish short form of William
“will-helmet, resolute protector”
A spelling of Liam, the Irish short form of William; the Leam is also a river in Warwickshire, England.
Is Leam a girl's or a boy's name?
Leam is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 16 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Leam in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 11 boys.
Half of all the boys named Leam in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2003. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Leam in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 7 | #1,833 |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 11 | #1,215 |
How popular is Leam in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,606among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 16about 1 in 110,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 28% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 16 boys in the US were named Leam, making it the 5,606th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,694th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 41 boys. It first appears in the records in 2005.
2025 had fewer boys named Leam than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Leam in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 21,074 boys in the US were given Leam or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1, up from #5,606 for this spelling alone.
Leam in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #5,606 |
| 2024 | 41 | #3,000 |
| 2023 | 25 | #4,216 |
| 2022 | 23 | #4,438 |
| 2021 | 18 | #5,105 |
| 2020 | 20 | #4,694 |
| 2019 | 14 | #6,099 |
| 2018 | 30 | #3,603 |
| 2017 | 19 | #4,931 |
| 2016 | 22 | #4,469 |
| 2015 | 19 | #4,888 |
| 2014 | 19 | #4,862 |
| 2013 | 26 | #3,862 |
| 2012 | 17 | #5,250 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
Names like Leam
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Liam Albie Lando Callum Arham Alfie Hamza Eesa Luca Atlas Musa Theo
Other spellings of Leam
Names related to Leam
More Germanic names
Amelia Henry Charlotte William Archie Charlie Emma Freddie Ella Harry Millie Matilda Louie Miles Alice Myles
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Leam: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/leam, updated 20 October 2026.