UK boy's name
Peter-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.
Peter-James is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Peter-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 2021, with 5 births.
This profile covers 15 England and Wales registrations across 4 recorded years from 2010 to 2021. 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.
Peter-James is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 15 living people in the UK are called Peter-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
- • Peter-James ranked #3451 for boys in England and Wales in 2021, with 5 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2021, when 5 boys were registered as Peter-James.
- • About 15 living people in the UK are estimated to have Peter-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
2021
5 births
Estimated living
15
2026
Popularity
Peter-James over time
The chart below shows babies named Peter-James registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2010 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 Peter-James, the clearest high point is 2021. The latest England and Wales figure is 5 births in 2021, compared with 5 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Peter-James by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Peter-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 | #4030 | 8 | 2 |
| 2010s | #4293 | 7 | 2 |
Related
Names similar to Peter-James
- Patrick 17,559
- Peter 13,150
- Paul 8,542
- Philip 4,997
- Parker 4,664
- Phoenix 3,865
- Preston 3,370
- Prince 1,782
- Patryk 1,763
- Phillip 1,697
- Percy 1,395
- Perry 1,015
FAQ
Peter-James: questions and answers
How popular is the name Peter-James in the UK right now?
In 2021, Peter-James was ranked #3451 for boys in England and Wales, with 5 births registered.
When was Peter-James most popular?
The peak year on record was 2021, with 5 babies registered as Peter-James in England and Wales.
How many people are called Peter-James in the UK?
A total of 15 babies have been registered as Peter-James across the 4 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.