Oakley
Oakley is a unisex given name of English origin that is a transferred use of an English place name and surname meaning “oak clearing”.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Oakley
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Oakley is a unisex given name of English origin that is a transferred use of an English place name and surname meaning “oak clearing”.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Oakley
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Oakley as a girl name dates back to 1913, when 7 babies received it. 2026 was its biggest year on record, with 2,147 newborns named Oakley — #137 in the national rankings. About 71% of every Oakley on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Oakley ranks #137 for girls with 2,147 births, rising sharply (+95% over the past five years). All told, over 18K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Oakley first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1884, with 9 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2026: 819 births, good for #396 nationwide. About 45% of every Oakley on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Oakley ranks #396 for boys with 819 births, rising sharply (+18% over the past five years). All told, over 12K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Oakley
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Oakley. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Oakley
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About the name Oakley
Oakley is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 18K births in the dataset. Oakley's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #137. Use the chart and map above to compare Oakley'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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