Parker-James
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- PAR-ka-JAYMZ
- Origin
- English
Parker-James is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “park keeper + heel-holder, supplanter”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Parker-James mean?
English: Parker + James
“park keeper + heel-holder, supplanter”
Joins Parker (English, “park keeper”) and James (Hebrew, “heel-holder, supplanter”).
Meanings borrowed from Parker and James.
Is Parker-James a girl's or a boy's name?
Parker-James is a boys' name.
How popular is Parker-James in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2022, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Parker-James in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Parker-James in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,457 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
Names like Parker-James
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
River, Elias, Theodore, Tobias, Myles, Hunter, Hudson, Oakley, Parker, Chester, Grayson, Carter
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie, Hazel, Harrison
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, “Parker-James: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/parker-james, updated 20 October 2026.