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Anthony-James

Gender
Boy
Say it
AN-to-nee-JAYMZ
Origin
Latin

Anthony-James is a boys' name of Latin origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

What does Anthony-James mean?

Latin: Anthony + James

Joins Anthony (Latin) and James (Hebrew, “heel-holder, supplanter”).

Meanings borrowed from Anthony and James.

Is Anthony-James a girl's or a boy's name?

Anthony-James is a boys' name.

How popular is Anthony-James in the UK?

No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 10 boys.

Half of all the boys named Anthony-James in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.

2008Busiest: 10 in 20162024
Anthony-James in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
20243#5,198
20232#6,493
20227#2,922
20215#3,614
20206#3,108
20196#3,184
20187#2,823
20170–
201610#2,287
20156#3,149
20144#4,063
20134#4,008
20124#4,147
20114#3,986
20105#3,478
20090–
20081#5,936

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Anthony-James: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/anthony-james, updated 20 October 2026.