boy's name

Michaeljames

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 12
  • Births on record 237

Ireland

#785

as Michael James, 2023

Michaeljames is a boy's name. In 2022 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1988, when 12 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1979.

Michaeljames over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2022, not a full ten years.

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'70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Michaeljames by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 6
1980s 47
1990s 64
2000s 38
2010s 29
2020s (to 2022) 6

How popular is Michaeljames?

In 2022, Michaeljames was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Michaeljames is used

Ireland as Michael James #785 3 in 2023
England & Wales as Michael-James #5,451 3 in 2025
United States #11,754 6 in 2022

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.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

How Michaeljames is spelled

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

Spelling What it is Births on record
Michael-James Michael-James is Michaeljames written with a hyphen, used in England and Wales, where it ranks #5,451. 44
Michael James Michael James is Michaeljames written as two words, used in Ireland, where it ranks #785. 3

Names that peaked alongside Michaeljames

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

Parents who like Michaeljames also like

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

Sibling names for Michaeljames

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

Common questions about Michaeljames

How popular is the name Michaeljames?

In 2022, Michaeljames was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Michaeljames a girl's or a boy's name?

Michaeljames is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Michaeljames most popular?

Michaeljames peaked in 1988, when 12 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Michaeljames a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Michaeljames currently ranks #5,451 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.