UK boy's name
Jack-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.
Jack-James is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Jack-James popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2023 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3523, with 5 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2012, with 18 births.
This profile covers 129 England and Wales registrations across 15 recorded years from 2007 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 28% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 128 living people in the UK are called Jack-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
- • Jack-James ranked #3523 for boys in England and Wales in 2023, with 5 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2012, when 18 boys were registered as Jack-James.
- • About 128 living people in the UK are estimated to have Jack-James as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3523
2023
Births in 2023
5
Latest year
Peak year
2012
18 births
Estimated living
128
2026
Popularity
Jack-James over time
The chart below shows babies named Jack-James registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2007 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 Jack-James, the clearest high point is 2012. The latest England and Wales figure is 5 births in 2023, compared with 18 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jack-James by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Jack-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 | #3372 | 19 | 3 |
| 2010s | #2373 | 101 | 10 |
| 2000s | #3374 | 9 | 2 |
Related
Names similar to Jack-James
- Jack 188,738
- Joshua 145,192
- James 141,878
- Joseph 102,259
- Jacob 93,754
- Jake 66,896
- Jamie 41,243
- Jordan 36,750
- Jayden 28,921
- Jude 24,156
- John 22,240
- Joe 19,164
FAQ
Jack-James: questions and answers
How popular is the name Jack-James in the UK right now?
In 2023, Jack-James was ranked #3523 for boys in England and Wales, with 5 births registered.
When was Jack-James most popular?
The peak year on record was 2012, with 18 babies registered as Jack-James in England and Wales.
How many people are called Jack-James in the UK?
A total of 129 babies have been registered as Jack-James across the 15 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.