boy's name

Thomas-James

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 12
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 361

Scotland

#532

2017 births

Thomas-James is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 11 babies in England and Wales. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2012, when 18 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • Today about 1 in 47,904 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1997.

Thomas-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 2025, not a full ten years.

128
'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Thomas-James by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
1990s 9
2000s 45
2010s 128
2020s (to 2025) 54

How popular is Thomas-James?

In 2025, Thomas-James was given to 11 babies in England and Wales. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Thomas-James is used

Scotland #532 5 in 2017
England & Wales #2,148 11 in 2025
Canada #2,330 8 in 2024
United States as Thomasjames #9,332 8 in 2023

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 Thomas-James is spelled

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

Spelling What it is Births on record
Thomasjames Thomasjames is Thomas-James written as one word, used in the United States, where it ranks #9,332. 72

Names that peaked alongside Thomas-James

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

Parents who like Thomas-James also like

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

Sibling names for Thomas-James

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

Common questions about Thomas-James

How popular is the name Thomas-James?

In 2025, Thomas-James was given to 11 babies in England and Wales. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

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

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

When was Thomas-James most popular?

Thomas-James peaked in 2012, when 18 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Thomas-James a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Thomas-James currently ranks #2,148 in England and Wales. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.