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Lyam

Boy

Meaning of Lyam: Irish: 'resolute protector'

Lyam is a boy's name most strongly associated with Irish naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1093rd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 3254th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1093

198 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3254

6 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,077

First recorded 2002 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 5 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 0 babies2005: 8 babies2006: 5 babies2007: 10 babies2008: 19 babies2009: 37 babies2010: 43 babies20102011: 65 babies2012: 82 babies2013: 88 babies2014: 97 babies2015: 95 babies2016: 104 babies2017: 125 babies2018: 122 babies2019: 153 babies2020: 151 babies20202021: 137 babies2022: 142 babies2023: 193 babies2024: 198 babies2025: 198 babies
US babies named Lyam per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 198.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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