Oliver-James
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- OL-i-ver-JAYMZ
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,202 for boys
Oliver-James is a boys' name of Modern origin, meaning “olive tree + supplanter”. In 2025 it ranked 2,202nd for boys in the UK (11 babies).
What does Oliver-James mean?
Modern: combination of Oliver and James
“olive tree + supplanter”
Joins Oliver, linked with the olive tree, with James, the English form of Jacob.
Is Oliver-James a girl's or a boy's name?
Oliver-James is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Oliver-James in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,202nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11 about 1 in 27,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 41% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the UK were named Oliver-James, making it the 2,202nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,657th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 29 boys.
Half of all the boys named Oliver-James in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,130th in England and Wales.
Oliver-James in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,202 |
| 2024 | 15 | #1,745 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 14 | #1,789 |
| 2021 | 15 | #1,686 |
| 2020 | 15 | #1,657 |
| 2019 | 20 | #1,351 |
| 2018 | 24 | #1,210 |
| 2017 | 29 | #1,092 |
| 2016 | 27 | #1,133 |
| 2015 | 27 | #1,112 |
| 2014 | 28 | #1,079 |
| 2013 | 24 | #1,178 |
| 2012 | 20 | #1,342 |
| 2011 | 17 | #1,489 |
| 2010 | 16 | #1,585 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,445 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
Nicknames for Oliver-James
Names like Oliver-James
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sebastian, Otis, Ollie, Tobias, Oscar, Elias, Jax, Elijah, Noah, Zachary, Oakley, Leonardo
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, “Oliver-James: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/oliver-james, updated 20 October 2026.