Harley-James
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- HAR-lee-JAYMZ
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,202 for boys
Harley-James is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “hare clearing + heel-holder, supplanter”. In 2025 it ranked 2,202nd for boys in the UK (11 babies).
What does Harley-James mean?
English: Harley + James
“hare clearing + heel-holder, supplanter”
Joins Harley (English, “hare clearing”) and James (Hebrew, “heel-holder, supplanter”).
Meanings borrowed from Harley and James.
Is Harley-James a girl's or a boy's name?
Harley-James is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Harley-James in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,202nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11 about 1 in 27,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fast down 65% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the UK were named Harley-James, making it the 2,202nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. Its busiest year was 2016, with 27 boys.
2025 had more boys named Harley-James than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Harley-James in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,130th in England and Wales.
Harley-James in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,202 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,257 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 19 | #1,412 |
| 2018 | 27 | #1,119 |
| 2017 | 20 | #1,374 |
| 2016 | 27 | #1,133 |
| 2015 | 23 | #1,237 |
| 2014 | 25 | #1,162 |
| 2013 | 22 | #1,241 |
| 2012 | 24 | #1,199 |
| 2011 | 13 | #1,788 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,306 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,241 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
Names like Harley-James
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hudson, Hunter, Harris, Harrison, Henry, Frankie, Stanley, Tobias, Zachary, Grayson, Elias, Elijah
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie, Hazel
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, “Harley-James: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/harley-james, updated 20 October 2026.