boy's name

James-Dean

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 10
  • Births on record 89

James-Dean is a boy's name. In 2024 it was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2015, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • First appears in birth records in 2008.

James-Dean over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

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Births named James-Dean by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
2000s 7
2010s 45
2020s (to 2024) 15

How popular is James-Dean?

In 2024, James-Dean was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where James-Dean is used

England & Wales #5,402 3 in 2024
United States as Jamesdean #12,394 5 in 2014

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

How James-Dean is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Jamesdean Jamesdean is James-Dean written as one word, used in the United States, where it ranks #12,394. 36

Names that peaked alongside James-Dean

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like James-Dean also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with James-Dean over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for James-Dean

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with James-Dean — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about James-Dean

How popular is the name James-Dean?

In 2024, James-Dean was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

James-Dean is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was James-Dean most popular?

James-Dean peaked in 2015, when 10 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.