UK boy's name
Terry-James
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2017. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Terry-James is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Terry-James popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2017 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3996, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2017, with 4 births.
This profile covers 7 England and Wales registrations across 2 recorded years from 2014 to 2017. 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.
Terry-James is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 7 living people in the UK are called Terry-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 2018 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Terry-James ranked #3996 for boys in England and Wales in 2017, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2017, when 4 boys were registered as Terry-James.
- • About 7 living people in the UK are estimated to have Terry-James as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3996
2017
Births in 2017
4
Latest year
Peak year
2017
4 births
Estimated living
7
2026
Popularity
Terry-James over time
The chart below shows babies named Terry-James registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2014 to 2017. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Terry-James, the clearest high point is 2017. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2017, compared with 4 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Terry-James by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Terry-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #4314 | 7 | 2 |
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Names similar to Terry-James
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- Tyler 42,147
- Theo 40,594
- Toby 32,482
- Theodore 30,211
- Tommy 25,300
- Teddy 20,781
- Taylor 14,354
- Tobias 13,102
- Tom 9,822
- Tristan 9,171
- Timothy 6,200
FAQ
Terry-James: questions and answers
How popular is the name Terry-James in the UK right now?
In 2017, Terry-James was ranked #3996 for boys in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Terry-James most popular?
The peak year on record was 2017, with 4 babies registered as Terry-James in England and Wales.
How many people are called Terry-James in the UK?
A total of 7 babies have been registered as Terry-James across the 2 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.