Lyam: boy name in Québec, 2025 rank

Lyam year by year

Lyam climbs 11 places from 2024 (ranked 93rd then). Since 2020 (118 babies), the number of babies has fallen by 25%.

Year	Rank	Babies
2025	82nd	88
2024	93rd	76
2023	85th	82
2022	74th	98
2021	83rd	98
2020	65th	118

Rank among boy names in Retraite Québec’s full list (names given to at least 5 babies).

Lyam since 1980

Curve: every birth with this name, girls and boys together, from the Données Québec name bank. Years with fewer than 5 babies are drawn at zero.

Lyam appears in the bank (at least 5 babies) from 2005 on. The peak year is 2020, with 118 babies. The strongest decade is the 2010s (708 babies). Since 1980, about 1,336 children in Québec have been named Lyam.

Neighbouring names in the 2025 ranking

The boy names just above and just below in the 2025 list.

Frequently asked questions

How many babies were named Lyam in Québec in 2025?

88 boys were named Lyam in 2025, according to Retraite Québec’s name bank. That is the 82nd rank among boy names.

Is Lyam a popular name in Québec?

Lyam ranks 82nd among boy names in 2025, within the top 250.

When was Lyam given most often?

In 2020, with 118 babies, counting every birth with this name since 1980.

Is Lyam a unisex name?

In Retraite Québec’s list, Lyam only appears as a boy name (at least 5 babies a year).

Where these numbers come from

Rank and number of babies by sex come from the full list of Retraite Québec’s name bank, which covers children eligible for the Family Allowance: nearly every child born in Québec. Names are published in capitals without accents; we add the usual spelling. The curve since 1980 comes from the open files of Données Québec, which count every birth with a name, girls and boys together.

Sources : Retraite Québec : Banque de prénoms, liste complète · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, filles · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, garçons

Retraite Québec data as of October 1, 2026.

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