Rory-James
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ROR-ee-JAYMZ
- Origin
- Irish
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
Rory-James is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “red king + heel-holder, supplanter”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
What does Rory-James mean?
Irish: Rory + James
“red king + heel-holder, supplanter”
Joins Rory (Irish, “red king”) and James (Hebrew, “heel-holder, supplanter”).
Meanings borrowed from Rory and James.
Is Rory-James a girl's or a boy's name?
Rory-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 Rory-James in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,065th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 33% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Rory-James, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 5 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Rory-James in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 1 | #6,198 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
Names like Rory-James
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Rowan, Rory, Ronan, Myles, Cillian, Rian, Finn, Elias, Theodore, Robin, Ronnie, Brody
More Irish names
Oscar, Maeve, Aiden, Ryan, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Cody, Erin, Connor, Declan, Casey, Kennedy, Callan, Lennon, Kevin
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, “Rory-James: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rory-james, updated 20 October 2026.