Isaac-James
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- EYE-zak-JAYMZ
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
Isaac-James is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “he will laugh + heel-holder, supplanter”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies).
What does Isaac-James mean?
Hebrew: Isaac + James
“he will laugh + heel-holder, supplanter”
Joins Isaac (Hebrew, “he will laugh”) and James (Hebrew, “heel-holder, supplanter”).
Meanings borrowed from Isaac and James.
Is Isaac-James a girl's or a boy's name?
Isaac-James is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Isaac-James in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 50% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Isaac-James, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 12 boys.
Half of all the boys named Isaac-James in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Isaac-James in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 12 | #1,974 |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,234 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
Names like Isaac-James
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ibrahim Muhammad Musa Zakariya Elias Tobias Mustafa Ismail Ilyas Idris Abdullah Eesa
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Mateo
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, “Isaac-James: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/isaac-james, updated 20 October 2026.