Roman-James
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ROH-man-JAYMZ
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,771 for boys
Roman-James is a boys' name of Modern origin, meaning “of Rome + supplanter”. In 2025 it ranked 1,771st for boys in the UK (15 babies).
What does Roman-James mean?
Modern: combination of Roman and James
“of Rome + supplanter”
A double-barrelled pairing of Roman, from Latin for a citizen of Rome, with James, the English form of Jacob.
Is Roman-James a girl's or a boy's name?
Roman-James is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 15 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Roman-James in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,771st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 15 about 1 in 20,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 15 boys in the UK were named Roman-James, making it the 1,771st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,923rd. Its busiest year was 2021, with 17 boys.
Half of all the boys named Roman-James in the UK since 1996 were born between 2019 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,703rd in England and Wales.
Roman-James in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #1,771 |
| 2024 | 12 | #2,009 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 12 | #1,999 |
| 2021 | 17 | #1,547 |
| 2020 | 12 | #1,923 |
| 2019 | 12 | #1,974 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
Nicknames for Roman-James
- Roman 1,547 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Roman-James
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Myles, Rory, Elias, Theodore, Robin, Rowan, Tobias, Rupert, Remy, Muhammad, Otis, River
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
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, “Roman-James: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/roman-james, updated 20 October 2026.