Leiam
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 6 babies a year in the US.
Leiam by the numbers
Leiam was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 17 babies in 2012, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Leiam
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Leiam. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Liamresolute protector; short form of William18,764 in the US (2017)
- Lliamstrong-willed warrior and protector; a form of william21 in the US (2017)
- Leamto gleam, shine18 in the US (2017)
- Leeam25 in the US (2017)
- Leighmeadow or field59 in the US (2017)
- Leithwet, damp or grey; a place name4 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Leiam
Names that are said the same way as Leiam, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Leeum10 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Leiam
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