Tommy-James
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- TOM-ee-JAYMZ
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,423 for boys
Tommy-James is a boys' name of Modern origin, meaning “twin + supplanter”. In 2025 it ranked 1,423rd for boys in the UK (20 babies).
What does Tommy-James mean?
Modern: blend of Tommy and James
“twin + supplanter”
Combines Tommy, the pet form of Thomas, with James, the English form of the Hebrew name Jacob.
Is Tommy-James a girl's or a boy's name?
Tommy-James is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 20 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Tommy-James in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,423rd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 20 about 1 in 15,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 4% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 20 boys in the UK were named Tommy-James, making it the 1,423rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,179th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 25 boys.
Half of all the boys named Tommy-James in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,358th in England and Wales.
Tommy-James in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #1,423 |
| 2024 | 16 | #1,664 |
| 2023 | 19 | #1,454 |
| 2022 | 25 | #1,181 |
| 2021 | 22 | #1,298 |
| 2020 | 25 | #1,179 |
| 2019 | 14 | #1,756 |
| 2018 | 14 | #1,803 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 13 | #1,888 |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 12 | #1,901 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1 | #6,016 |
Nicknames for Tommy-James
Names like Tommy-James
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Tobias, Theodore, Elias, Tommy, Myles, Elijah, Theo, Teddy, Otis, Jax, Arthur, 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, “Tommy-James: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tommy-james, updated 20 October 2026.