Layton-James
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- LAY-ton-JAYMZ
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
Layton-James is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “probably leek or herb garden + heel-holder, supplanter”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
What does Layton-James mean?
English: Layton + James
“probably leek or herb garden + heel-holder, supplanter”
Joins Layton (English, “probably leek or herb garden”) and James (Hebrew, “heel-holder, supplanter”).
Meanings borrowed from Layton and James.
Is Layton-James a girl's or a boy's name?
Layton-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 Layton-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 57% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Layton-James, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2012, with 7 boys.
Half of all the boys named Layton-James in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Layton-James in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 1 | #6,198 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 1 | #5,377 |
Names like Layton-James
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Tobias, Hunter, Elias, Frankie, Grayson, Hudson, Jaxon, Elijah, Stanley, Harris, Carter, Lucas
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, “Layton-James: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/layton-james, updated 20 October 2026.