Theo-James
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- THEE-o-JAYMZ
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,080 for boys
Theo-James is a boys' name of Modern origin, meaning “gift of God + supplanter”. In 2025 it ranked 1,080th for boys in the UK (30 babies).
What does Theo-James mean?
Modern: blend of Theo and James
“gift of God + supplanter”
Combines Theo, a short form of Theodore, with James, the English form of the Hebrew name Jacob.
Is Theo-James a girl's or a boy's name?
Theo-James is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 30 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Theo-James in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,080th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 30 about 1 in 10,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 30 boys in the UK were named Theo-James, making it the 1,080th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,150th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 33 boys.
Half of all the boys named Theo-James in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,093rd in England and Wales and 762nd in Scotland.
Theo-James in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | #1,080 |
| 2024 | 22 | #1,311 |
| 2023 | 30 | #1,072 |
| 2022 | 33 | #998 |
| 2021 | 27 | #1,134 |
| 2020 | 26 | #1,150 |
| 2019 | 24 | #1,193 |
| 2018 | 18 | #1,486 |
| 2017 | 28 | #1,115 |
| 2016 | 16 | #1,655 |
| 2015 | 14 | #1,779 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,207 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 1 | #6,218 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
Nicknames for Theo-James
- Theo 2,747 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Theo-James
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Tobias, Elias, Tommy, Myles, Elijah, Theo, Otis, Teddy, Jax, Arthur, Atlas, Albie
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, “Theo-James: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/theo-james, updated 20 October 2026.