Harry-James
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- HA-ree-JAYMZ
- Origin
- Germanic
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
Harry-James is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “home ruler + heel-holder, supplanter”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
What does Harry-James mean?
Germanic: Harry + James
“home ruler + heel-holder, supplanter”
Joins Harry (Germanic, “home ruler”) and James (Hebrew, “heel-holder, supplanter”).
Meanings borrowed from Harry and James.
Is Harry-James a girl's or a boy's name?
Harry-James is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Harry-James in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,065th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 39% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Harry-James, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 18 boys.
Half of all the boys named Harry-James in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Harry-James in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,388 |
| 2017 | 14 | #1,822 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 12 | #1,990 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,054 |
| 2013 | 12 | #1,901 |
| 2012 | 18 | #1,478 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,011 |
| 2010 | 15 | #1,654 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,445 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 1 | #5,109 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
Names like Harry-James
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Henry, Harrison, Freddie, Bobby, Archie, Zachary, Hugo, Lucas, Charlie, Reggie, Harris, Harley
More Germanic names
Amelia, Liam, Charlotte, William, Emma, Ella, Harry, Millie, Albie, Matilda, Louie, Miles, Alice, Myles, Charles, Lottie
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, “Harry-James: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/harry-james, updated 20 October 2026.