UK boy's name
Dylan-James
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2023. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Dylan-James is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Dylan-James popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2023 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4107, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2015, with 14 births.
This profile covers 127 England and Wales registrations across 21 recorded years from 2002 to 2023. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, 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 29% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 126 living people in the UK are called Dylan-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 2024 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Dylan-James ranked #4107 for boys in England and Wales in 2023, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2015, when 14 boys were registered as Dylan-James.
- • About 126 living people in the UK are estimated to have Dylan-James as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4107
2023
Births in 2023
4
Latest year
Peak year
2015
14 births
Estimated living
126
2026
Popularity
Dylan-James over time
The chart below shows babies named Dylan-James registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2002 to 2023. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Dylan-James, the clearest high point is 2015. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2023, compared with 14 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Dylan-James by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Dylan-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 | #4501 | 10 | 3 |
| 2010s | #2812 | 74 | 10 |
| 2000s | #2870 | 43 | 8 |
Related
Names similar to Dylan-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
Dylan-James: questions and answers
How popular is the name Dylan-James in the UK right now?
In 2023, Dylan-James was ranked #4107 for boys in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Dylan-James most popular?
The peak year on record was 2015, with 14 babies registered as Dylan-James in England and Wales.
How many people are called Dylan-James in the UK?
A total of 127 babies have been registered as Dylan-James across the 21 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
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.