UK boy's name
Andrew-James
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Andrew-James is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Andrew-James popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5119, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2016, with 5 births.
This profile covers 35 England and Wales registrations across 10 recorded years from 2009 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NRS Scotland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 60% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 39 living people in the UK are called Andrew-James. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Andrew-James ranked #5119 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2016, when 5 boys were registered as Andrew-James.
- • Andrew-James ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #605 in 2021.
- • About 39 living people in the UK are estimated to have Andrew-James as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5119
2024
Births in 2024
3
Latest year
Peak year
2016
5 births
Estimated living
39
2026
Popularity
Andrew-James over time
The chart below shows babies named Andrew-James registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2009 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Andrew-James, the clearest high point is 2016. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2024, compared with 5 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Andrew-James by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Andrew-James was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #4839 | 9 | 3 |
| 2010s | #4125 | 23 | 6 |
| 2000s | #4527 | 3 | 1 |
Geography
Where Andrew-James is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Andrew-James. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Andrew-James ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #605 in 2021.
Across the UK
Andrew-James in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#605 in 2021
1 years of NRS records, 4 total registered
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Names similar to Andrew-James
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- Adam 71,855
- Archie 59,965
- Arthur 43,586
- Aaron 36,366
- Alex 32,729
- Andrew 20,169
- Arlo 19,061
- Aidan 16,776
- Albie 16,017
- Albert 15,809
FAQ
Andrew-James: questions and answers
How popular is the name Andrew-James in the UK right now?
In 2024, Andrew-James was ranked #5119 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Andrew-James most popular?
The peak year on record was 2016, with 5 babies registered as Andrew-James in England and Wales.
How many people are called Andrew-James in the UK?
A total of 35 babies have been registered as Andrew-James across the 10 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 4 more in Scotland.
Where is Andrew-James most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Andrew-James ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #605 in 2021. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.