Is Liem a boy or girl name?

Liem is a boy’s name. Of the 742 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Liem

Recorded 1981–2025 · United States

Liem was most popular in 2011, when 49 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,683 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,648, with 22 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 742 people named Liem.

Liem over time

Births per year. The dot marks Liem’s peak in 2011. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Liem a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Liem is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 742 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Liem

Where Liem is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 6.4×

Explore further

See Liem on the interactive charts

Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org