Lyam
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- LEE-um
- Origin
- Germanic
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,021 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,084 for boys
Lyam is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “will-helmet, resolute protector”. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies) and 1,084th for boys in the US (198 babies).
What does Lyam 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, also used in France and Quebec.
Is Lyam a girl's or a boy's name?
Lyam is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK and 198 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Lyam in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,021among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 567% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Lyam, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2001, with 9 boys.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years.
Half of all the boys named Lyam in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 894 boys in the UK were given Lyam or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #67, up from #3,021 for this spelling alone.
- Liam 887
- Lyam 7
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Lyam in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1 | #6,277 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 1 | #6,332 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,547 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Lyam in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,084among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 198about 1 in 8,600 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 38% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 198 boys in the US were named Lyam, making it the 1,084th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,237th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 198 boys. It first appears in the records in 2002.
Half of all the boys named Lyam in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 21,074 boys in the US were given Lyam or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1, up from #1,084 for this spelling alone.
Lyam in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 198 | #1,084 |
| 2024 | 198 | #1,092 |
| 2023 | 193 | #1,103 |
| 2022 | 142 | #1,322 |
| 2021 | 137 | #1,349 |
| 2020 | 151 | #1,237 |
| 2019 | 153 | #1,234 |
| 2018 | 122 | #1,431 |
| 2017 | 125 | #1,402 |
| 2016 | 104 | #1,575 |
| 2015 | 95 | #1,657 |
| 2014 | 97 | #1,608 |
| 2013 | 88 | #1,684 |
| 2012 | 82 | #1,798 |
| 2011 | 65 | #2,058 |
| 2010 | 43 | #2,786 |
| 2009 | 37 | #3,104 |
| 2008 | 19 | #4,897 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
Names like Lyam
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Musa Hamza Muhammad Zayaan Zayan Zayd Arham Umar Ibrahim Azaan Musab Zayyan
Other spellings of Lyam
Names related to Lyam
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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, “Lyam: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lyam, updated 20 October 2026.