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How popular is the name John-James?
Births per year, rank history and how many John-Jameses are alive today.
John-James (male) is a rare boys' name in England and Wales, ranked 3256th in 2025 and given to 6 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 2011, when 27 babies were given the name, the 999th most popular that year. It has declined since 2011; the 2025 figure is roughly 22% of its peak. John-James is one spelling of a name also recorded as Jon-James; the combined figures below cover every spelling.
Across all spellings of the name, the John-James you are most likely to meet is around 14 years old. Half of all John-Jameses born in England and Wales are between 8 and 15, and there are at least 240 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called John-James - on average, only one in every 1,263 such rooms contains a John-James.
How many babies are named John-James each year?
Includes all spellings: John-James, Jon-James. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the John-James spelling rank?
Where does the Jon-James spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name John-James most popular?
John-James peaked in 2011, when 27 babies in England and Wales were given the name across all spellings.
How many people are called John-James?
At least 240 people named John-James in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical John-James?
Most living John-Jameses are between 8 and 15; the most common age is about 14.
Is John-James becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 2011 peak.