Arthur-James
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AR-thur-JAYMZ
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,087 for boys
Arthur-James is a boys' name of Modern origin, meaning “Arthur + supplanter”. In 2025 it ranked 2,087th for boys in the UK (12 babies).
What does Arthur-James mean?
Modern: combination of Arthur and James
“Arthur + supplanter”
Is Arthur-James a girl's or a boy's name?
Arthur-James is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 12 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Arthur-James in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,087th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 12 about 1 in 25,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 2% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 12 boys in the UK were named Arthur-James, making it the 2,087th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,462nd. Its busiest year was 2023, with 24 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Arthur-James than any year since 2017.
Half of all the boys named Arthur-James in the UK since 1996 were born between 2018 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,011th in England and Wales.
Arthur-James in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #2,087 |
| 2024 | 17 | #1,585 |
| 2023 | 24 | #1,247 |
| 2022 | 18 | #1,501 |
| 2021 | 17 | #1,547 |
| 2020 | 18 | #1,462 |
| 2019 | 17 | #1,543 |
| 2018 | 19 | #1,416 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,037 |
| 2016 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
Nicknames for Arthur-James
Names like Arthur-James
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aviraj, Aarav, Krishiv, Avyaan, River, Avi, Shivansh, Advik, Aj, Aveer, Arjan, Bodhi
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
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, “Arthur-James: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/arthur-james, updated 20 October 2026.