UK boy's name
Hunter-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.
Hunter-James is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Hunter-James popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #1758, with 14 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2020, with 19 births.
This profile covers 116 England and Wales registrations across 10 recorded years from 2014 to 2024. 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 74% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 115 living people in the UK are called Hunter-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
- • Hunter-James ranked #1758 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 14 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2020, when 19 boys were registered as Hunter-James.
- • About 115 living people in the UK are estimated to have Hunter-James as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#1758
2024
Births in 2024
14
Latest year
Peak year
2020
19 births
Estimated living
115
2026
Popularity
Hunter-James over time
The chart below shows babies named Hunter-James registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2014 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 Hunter-James, the clearest high point is 2020. The latest England and Wales figure is 14 births in 2024, compared with 19 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Hunter-James by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Hunter-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 | #1830 | 68 | 5 |
| 2010s | #2783 | 48 | 5 |
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- Hayden 12,622
- Hunter 10,350
- Hudson 9,104
- Hamza 8,564
- Hassan 5,982
- Hasan 3,599
FAQ
Hunter-James: questions and answers
How popular is the name Hunter-James in the UK right now?
In 2024, Hunter-James was ranked #1758 for boys in England and Wales, with 14 births registered.
When was Hunter-James most popular?
The peak year on record was 2020, with 19 babies registered as Hunter-James in England and Wales.
How many people are called Hunter-James in the UK?
A total of 116 babies have been registered as Hunter-James across the 10 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.