Oakland
Oakland is a city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area in the U.S. state of California. It is the county seat of and the most populous city in Alameda County, California, with a population of 440,646 in 2020. A major West Coast port, Oakland is the most populous city in the East Bay, the third most populous city in the Bay Area, and the eighth most populous city in California.
Meaning & Origin of Oakland
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Oakland is a city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area in the U.S. state of California. It is the county seat of and the most populous city in Alameda County, California, with a population of 440,646 in 2020. A major West Coast port, Oakland is the most populous city in the East Bay, the third most populous city in the Bay Area, and the eighth most populous city in California.
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Origin & history
The Story of Oakland
As a girl name
Oakland first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2013, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 45 Oaklands were born — ranking #3,471 that year. As of 2026, Oakland ranks #3,471 for girls with 45 births, rising sharply (+98% over the past five years). In total, more than 332 Oaklands have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Oakland first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1919, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 162 Oaklands were born — ranking #1,237 that year. As of 2026, Oakland ranks #1,237 for boys with 162 births, rising sharply (+51% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Oaklands have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Oakland
Oakland is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1919 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Oakland's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,237. Use the chart and map above to compare Oakland's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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