boy's name

Joshua-James

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 12
  • Births on record 416

Scotland

#709

2022 births

Joshua-James is a boy's name. In 2024 it was given to 5 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 25 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • First appears in birth records in 1996.

Joshua-James over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

181
'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Joshua-James by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
1990s 17
2000s 75
2010s 181
2020s (to 2024) 44

How popular is Joshua-James?

In 2024, Joshua-James was given to 5 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Joshua-James is used

Scotland #709 3 in 2022
England & Wales #3,776 5 in 2024
United States as Joshuajames #10,073 7 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 Joshua-James is spelled

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

Spelling What it is Births on record
Joshuajames Joshuajames is Joshua-James written as one word, used in the United States, where it ranks #10,073. 93

Names that peaked alongside Joshua-James

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

Parents who like Joshua-James also like

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

Sibling names for Joshua-James

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

Common questions about Joshua-James

How popular is the name Joshua-James?

In 2024, Joshua-James was given to 5 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

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

When was Joshua-James most popular?

Joshua-James peaked in 2015, when 25 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.