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UK boy's name

Roman-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.

Roman-James is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Roman-James popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #1951, with 12 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2021, with 17 births.

This profile covers 92 England and Wales registrations across 10 recorded years from 2015 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 71% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.

We estimate that about 92 living people in the UK are called Roman-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

  • Roman-James ranked #1951 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 12 registrations.
  • The name peaked in 2021, when 17 boys were registered as Roman-James.
  • About 92 living people in the UK are estimated to have Roman-James as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.

Latest rank (E&W)

#1951

2024

Births in 2024

12

Latest year

Peak year

2021

17 births

Estimated living

92

2026

Popularity

Roman-James over time

The chart below shows babies named Roman-James registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2015 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 Roman-James, the clearest high point is 2021. The latest England and Wales figure is 12 births in 2024, compared with 17 at the peak.

Babies born per year

Roman-James
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Decades

Roman-James by decade

Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Roman-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 #1913 61 5
2010s #3356 31 5

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FAQ

Roman-James: questions and answers

How popular is the name Roman-James in the UK right now?

In 2024, Roman-James was ranked #1951 for boys in England and Wales, with 12 births registered.

When was Roman-James most popular?

The peak year on record was 2021, with 17 babies registered as Roman-James in England and Wales.

How many people are called Roman-James in the UK?

A total of 92 babies have been registered as Roman-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.