How many babies in Australia have been named Liam?

Between 1979 and 2025, Liam was registered for 32,173 babies in the available state datasets.

Is Liam a popular name in Australia?

In 2025, Liam ranked #22 among boys' names in Australia, with 627 registrations.

boys' name 1979–2025

Liam is making a comeback — from #106 in 1979 to #22 in 2025.

#22 ranked in 2025

627 registrations in 2025

32,173 total 1979–2025

That's a jump of 84 positions. Registrations grew from 43 to 627 (+1358%).

Peak popularity: 2012 (1,254 registrations, ranked #10).

Peak 2012 · 1,254

Low 1979 · 43

Years tracked 46

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How often Liam was registered in each of the 8 Australian states and territories.

Liam — popularity by state & territory in 2025. Hover a state for details, click to view the full Top 50 for that state.

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Most popular in New South Wales (252 babies) , least popular in South Australia (45).

New South Wales

252 #15

Victoria

198 #23

Queensland

132 #32

South Australia

45 #29

Australian Capital Territory

— #7*

Northern Territory

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Tasmania

—

Western Australia

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In 2025: 627 babies named Liam across 4 of 8 states and territories. (*rank-only states publish top-10 lists without counts)

How many babies in Australia have been named Liam?: Between 1979 and 2025, Liam was registered for 32,173 babies in the available state datasets.
Is Liam a popular name in Australia?: In 2025, Liam ranked #22 among boys' names in Australia, with 627 registrations.