Harley-James

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Harley-James: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Harley-James: Recorded since 2005, it reached #1,040 in 2018, and it stood at #5,119 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
18times a registrar ranked it
20years from first to last
#1040highest recorded position
5groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 2005–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
2005	#3849
2008	#4432
2009	#2126
2010	#2199
2011	#1788
2012	#1119
2013	#1183
2014	#1117
2015	#1236
2016	#1050
2017	#1289
2018	#1040
2019	#1316
2020	#2404
2021	#2125
2022	#2755
2023	#3523
2024	#5119

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 18 of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 2005–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded2005
First recorded at #3849 among boys in England and Wales in 2005 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2005–2024
Highest recorded position: #1040 among boys in England and Wales, in 2018 (recorded 2005–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Harley-James by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Harley-James in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
2000s	15	3 of 10	5
2010sbusiest	204	10 of 10	20
2020s	33	5 of 10	7

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2010s were its busiest decade, averaging 20 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Harley-James appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2005 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1040 in England and Wales in 2018.

Harley-James's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#5119	3	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#3523	5	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#2755	7	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#2125	10	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#2404	8	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#1316	19	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#1040	27	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#1289	20	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#1050	27	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#1236	21	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#1117	24	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#1183	21	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#1119	24	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#1788	12	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#2199	9	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#2126	9	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#4432	3	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#3849	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 2005 and 2024, ranked in 18 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,040, first reached in 2018.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 27 births, registered in England and Wales in 2016.

Its record falls into 2 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 2 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

3decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 3 decades →
17 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years10 to 19 unbroken years →
2separate stretches the record falls into2 separate stretches →
2 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period2 to 3 years missing →
#5,119position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
27births registered in its largest year, 201625 to 49 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

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Also first recorded in the 2000s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 2000 and 2009.

Nimrat · #1044, 18y
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Betsie · #1048, 20y
Makai · #1029, 22y

Harley-James and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Harley-James without appearing here.

Harley-James moved ahead of

Malin Compare
In 2009 they stood at #4432 and #4432 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2010 that had become #2199 and #4678.
Morten Compare
In 2008 they stood at #4432 and #3687 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2009 that had become #2126 and #4527.
Ada Compare
In 2009 they stood at #4432 and #2775 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2010 that had become #2199 and #3865.
Nicola Compare
In 2010 they stood at #3849 and #3208 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2011 that had become #1788 and #3300.

Moved ahead of Harley-James

Robyn Compare
In 2022 they stood at #2755 and #3449 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #3523 and #2325.
Even Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2755 and #4789 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #5119 and #4270.
Gunnar Compare
In 2019 they stood at #1316 and #2728 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2020 that had become #2404 and #1935.
Daithi Compare
In 2022 they stood at #2755 and #4001 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #3523 and #3112.

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2005 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1040 in England and Wales in 2018. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Harley-James

Harley-James at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Harley-James by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Harley-James appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Harley-James and the names beside it

Harley-James moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Harley-James

Harley-James at a glance

Harley-James by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Harley-James appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Harley-James and the names beside it

Harley-James moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Harley-James