Theodore-James
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- THEE-o-dor-JAYMZ
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
Theodore-James is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “gift of God + heel-holder, supplanter”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies).
What does Theodore-James mean?
Greek: Theodore + James
“gift of God + heel-holder, supplanter”
Joins Theodore (Greek, “gift of God”) and James (Hebrew, “heel-holder, supplanter”).
Meanings borrowed from Theodore and James.
Is Theodore-James a girl's or a boy's name?
Theodore-James is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Theodore-James in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,329th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Theodore-James, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Theodore-James in the UK since 1996 were born between 2018 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Theodore-James in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 8 | #2,678 |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
Names like Theodore-James
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Theodore, Myles, Atlas, Tobias, Theo, Tommy, Elias, Kit, Sebastian, Otis, Nico, Teddy
More Greek names
Luca, Sophia, George, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris, Maisie, Lainey
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, “Theodore-James: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/theodore-james, updated 20 October 2026.