Oaklin
The Story of Oaklin
As a girl name
Oaklin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2018, with 10 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2021: 22 births, good for #5,569 nationwide. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 80% of all recorded Oaklins. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #9,979 among girl names with 5 births, falling sharply (-41%). In total, more than 97 Oaklins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Oaklin on the record books as a boy name in 2015, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 21 Oaklins were born — ranking #4,638 that year. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 66% of all recorded Oaklins. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #5,536 among boy names with 17 births, holding steady (-5%). In total, more than 164 Oaklins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Oaklin
Oaklin is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2015 and has accumulated 164 births in the dataset. Oaklin's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #4,638. Use the chart and map above to compare Oaklin'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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