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Liam

Male#728 most common in Croatia499 people in Croatia
Meaning:
Resolute protector
Origin:
Irish

About the name Liam

An Irish short form of William ('resolute protector'). It became one of the most popular boys' names worldwide in the 2010s.

Popularity with newborns

  • Boys · 2025 · 143 births · #32 that year
Position on the annual list
Liam — Position on the annual list#32#35#38#40#43#46202020212022202320242025

Positions come from the annual top 50 published for each sex. A gap in the line means the name finished below 50th that year, not that no child was given it.

People with this name in Croatia

499 people in Croatia are called Liam, according to the 2021 census. That is #728 among all the names in Imenko.

Where the name is found

Liam is recorded in 11 of Croatia's 21 counties.

Grad ZagrebIstarskaKarlovačkaKoprivničko-križevačkaKrapinsko-zagorskaMeđimurskaOsječko-baranjskaPrimorsko-goranskaSisačko-moslavačkaVaraždinskaZagrebačka

Characteristics

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Notable people called Liam

  • Liam NeesonIrish actor
  • Liam GallagherBritish musician (Oasis)

Sources

Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.