Henry-James
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- HEN-ree-JAYMZ
- Origin
- Germanic
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,021 for boys
Henry-James is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “home ruler + heel-holder, supplanter”. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies).
What does Henry-James mean?
Germanic: Henry + James
“home ruler + heel-holder, supplanter”
Joins Henry (Germanic, “home ruler”) and James (Hebrew, “heel-holder, supplanter”).
Meanings borrowed from Henry and James.
Is Henry-James a girl's or a boy's name?
Henry-James is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Henry-James in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,021among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 42% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Henry-James, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,359th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 15 boys.
Half of all the boys named Henry-James in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Henry-James in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,457 |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,359 |
| 2019 | 13 | #1,858 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,088 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 15 | #1,723 |
| 2015 | 11 | #2,127 |
| 2014 | 14 | #1,743 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
Names like Henry-James
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Henry Hugo Myles Otis Tobias Elias Albie Reggie Albert Hunter Hudson Theodore
More Germanic names
Amelia Liam Charlotte William Archie Charlie Emma Freddie Ella Harry Millie Matilda Louie Miles Alice Charles
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, “Henry-James: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/henry-james, updated 20 October 2026.