boy's name
Lyem
- Gender Boy
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 95
Lyem is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in France in 2016, when 10 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 117,911 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 2009.
Lyem over time
Births per decade in France, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 |
| 2010s | 55 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 35 |
How popular is Lyem?
In 2025, Lyem was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Lyem
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Lyem also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lyem over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Lyem
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lyem — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Lyem
Is Lyem a girl's or a boy's name?
Lyem is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Lyem most popular?
Lyem peaked in 2016, when 10 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Lyem a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Lyem currently ranks #5,118 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.