Riley-James
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- RY-lee-JAYMZ
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,964 for boys
Riley-James is a boys' name of Modern origin, meaning “rye clearing + supplanter”. In 2025 it ranked 1,964th for boys in the UK (13 babies).
What does Riley-James mean?
Modern: combination of Riley and James
“rye clearing + supplanter”
A double-barrelled pairing of Riley, an English and Irish surname, with James, the English form of Jacob.
Is Riley-James a girl's or a boy's name?
Riley-James is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 13 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Riley-James in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,964th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13 about 1 in 23,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 51% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 13 boys in the UK were named Riley-James, making it the 1,964th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,581st. Its busiest year was 2013, with 54 boys.
Half of all the boys named Riley-James in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,894th in England and Wales.
Riley-James in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #1,964 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,149 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,155 |
| 2022 | 20 | #1,404 |
| 2021 | 25 | #1,200 |
| 2020 | 16 | #1,581 |
| 2019 | 26 | #1,124 |
| 2018 | 29 | #1,067 |
| 2017 | 30 | #1,068 |
| 2016 | 39 | #884 |
| 2015 | 34 | #964 |
| 2014 | 35 | #925 |
| 2013 | 54 | #685 |
| 2012 | 51 | #718 |
| 2011 | 35 | #906 |
| 2010 | 15 | #1,654 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,445 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
Nicknames for Riley-James
- Riley 714 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Riley-James
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brody, Kayden, Ronnie, Rowan, Reggie, Reuben, Oscar, Zachary, Tobias, Raphael, Cillian, Elias
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Nevaeh, Jax, 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, “Riley-James: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/riley-james, updated 20 October 2026.