UK boy's name
Toby-James
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2022. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Toby-James is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Toby-James popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2022 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3449, with 5 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2014, with 11 births.
This profile covers 53 England and Wales registrations across 12 recorded years from 2005 to 2022. 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 45% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 53 living people in the UK are called Toby-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 2023 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Toby-James ranked #3449 for boys in England and Wales in 2022, with 5 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2014, when 11 boys were registered as Toby-James.
- • About 53 living people in the UK are estimated to have Toby-James as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3449
2022
Births in 2022
5
Latest year
Peak year
2014
11 births
Estimated living
53
2026
Popularity
Toby-James over time
The chart below shows babies named Toby-James registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2005 to 2022. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Toby-James, the clearest high point is 2014. The latest England and Wales figure is 5 births in 2022, compared with 11 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Toby-James by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Toby-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 | #4016 | 12 | 3 |
| 2010s | #3822 | 38 | 8 |
| 2000s | #3849 | 3 | 1 |
Related
Names similar to Toby-James
- Thomas 160,894
- 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
Toby-James: questions and answers
How popular is the name Toby-James in the UK right now?
In 2022, Toby-James was ranked #3449 for boys in England and Wales, with 5 births registered.
When was Toby-James most popular?
The peak year on record was 2014, with 11 babies registered as Toby-James in England and Wales.
How many people are called Toby-James in the UK?
A total of 53 babies have been registered as Toby-James across the 12 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.