UK boy's name
David-James
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2021. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
David-James is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for David-James popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2021 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3451, with 5 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2009, with 5 births.
This profile covers 29 England and Wales registrations across 7 recorded years from 2009 to 2021. 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 100% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 35 living people in the UK are called David-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 2022 or 2026.
Key insights
- • David-James ranked #3451 for boys in England and Wales in 2021, with 5 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2009, when 5 boys were registered as David-James.
- • David-James ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #720 in 2021.
- • About 35 living people in the UK are estimated to have David-James as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3451
2021
Births in 2021
5
Latest year
Peak year
2009
5 births
Estimated living
35
2026
Popularity
David-James over time
The chart below shows babies named David-James registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2009 to 2021. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For David-James, the clearest high point is 2009. The latest England and Wales figure is 5 births in 2021, compared with 5 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
David-James by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether David-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 | #3451 | 5 | 1 |
| 2010s | #4141 | 19 | 5 |
| 2000s | #3227 | 5 | 1 |
Geography
Where David-James is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for David-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.
David-James ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #720 in 2021.
Across the UK
David-James in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#720 in 2021
2 years of NRS records, 6 total registered
Related
Names similar to David-James
- Daniel 120,900
- Dylan 60,836
- David 37,852
- Dominic 20,480
- Declan 11,657
- Dexter 11,627
- Danny 8,434
- Dean 5,329
- Dillon 4,113
- Douglas 3,773
- Dominik 3,494
- Damian 3,486
FAQ
David-James: questions and answers
How popular is the name David-James in the UK right now?
In 2021, David-James was ranked #3451 for boys in England and Wales, with 5 births registered.
When was David-James most popular?
The peak year on record was 2009, with 5 babies registered as David-James in England and Wales.
How many people are called David-James in the UK?
A total of 29 babies have been registered as David-James across the 7 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 6 more in Scotland.
Where is David-James most common?
In the latest published local rankings, David-James ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #720 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.