boy's name
Leam
- Gender Boy
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 438
Leam is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2024, when 41 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 207,211 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2005.
Leam over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 24 |
| 2010s | 186 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 143 |
How popular is Leam?
In 2025, Leam was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Leam is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Leam is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Léam | Léam is a rare spelling of Leam, written with an acute accent and recorded about 25 times, mostly in France. | 25 |
Names that peaked alongside Leam
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Leam also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Leam over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Leam
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Leam — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Leam
How popular is the name Leam?
In 2025, Leam was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Leam a girl's or a boy's name?
Leam is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Leam most popular?
Leam peaked in 2024, when 41 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Leam a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Leam currently ranks #5,683 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.