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Thomas-James

Boy · TOM-as-JAYMZ · Modern

Thomas-James is a boys' name of Modern origin, meaning “twin + supplanter”. In 2025 it ranked 2,202nd for boys in the UK (11 babies).

What does Thomas-James mean?

Modern: blend of Thomas and James

“twin + supplanter”

Combines Thomas, from Aramaic for twin, with James, the English form of the Hebrew name Jacob.

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Is Thomas-James a girl's or a boy's name?

Thomas-James is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Thomas-James in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#2,202among boys
Babies in 2025
11about 1 in 27,000 boys
Five-year trend
Steadydown 16% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 11 boys in the UK were named Thomas-James, making it the 2,202nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,052nd. Its busiest year was 2012, with 19 boys.

Half of all the boys named Thomas-James in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.

Among boys in 2025, it was 2,130th in England and Wales.

1997Busiest: 19 in 20122025
Thomas-James in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
202511#2,202
20247#3,003
20238#2,691
20228#2,678
202113#1,876
202011#2,052
201915#1,683
20185#3,596
201719#1,428
201617#1,591
201512#1,990
201418#1,454
201315#1,636
201219#1,405
201110#2,158
201018#1,452
20098#2,445
200811#1,930
20079#2,139
20066#2,645
20053#3,992
20047#2,157
20036#2,283
20021#4,262
20010–
20000–
19991#3,925
19984#2,531
19977#1,678

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Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

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