John-James
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JON-JAYMZ
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
John-James is a boys' name of Modern origin, meaning “God is gracious + James”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies).
What does John-James mean?
Modern: combination of John and James
“God is gracious + James”
Is John-James a girl's or a boy's name?
John-James is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is John-James in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,329among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 55% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named John-James, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,581st. Its busiest year was 2011, with 38 boys.
Half of all the boys named John-James in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
John-James in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,155 |
| 2022 | 8 | #2,678 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,434 |
| 2020 | 16 | #1,581 |
| 2019 | 15 | #1,683 |
| 2018 | 20 | #1,362 |
| 2017 | 16 | #1,649 |
| 2016 | 17 | #1,591 |
| 2015 | 27 | #1,112 |
| 2014 | 17 | #1,511 |
| 2013 | 20 | #1,347 |
| 2012 | 32 | #1,003 |
| 2011 | 38 | #859 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,306 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 2 | #5,878 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 1 | #5,377 |
| 2005 | 1 | #5,109 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 1 | #4,616 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 2 | #3,878 |
| 1998 | 7 | #1,727 |
Names like John-James
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jax Joey Jaxon Jasper Jesse Jonah Henry Arthur Noah Austin Theo Otis
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn
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, “John-James: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/john-james, updated 20 October 2026.