Baby Name Popularity Profile

Oakley

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Oakley.

✦ Oak clearing 🌍 English Nature Traditional
National Rank (2025) #454
All-Time Peak Rank #393 Achieved 2022
Total U.S. Births 11,385 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 38.0% Boy / 62.0% Girl Leans Female
Girl Rank (2025) #156 β†— as a Girl name
First Recorded 1884 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2020s 810 births in 2022
πŸ’‘ The Oakley Vibe: Considered a Modern Trend. A contemporary choice reflecting current cultural naming rhythms and popularity brackets.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Oak clearing
Language Origin English
Origin Type single
Derived from Old English elements 'āc' (oak) and 'lΔ“ah' (wood, clearing, meadow). Originally a surname referring to someone who lived near an oak clearing.
Common Nicknames
Oak
Alternative Spellings
Oaklee
Pronunciation: OAK-lee
Themes & Categories
Nature Traditional
Etymology confidence: High

πŸ“Š Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Oakley across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) -3.4%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +38.7%
2015: 496 births 496 2016: 479 births 2017: 615 births 2018: 639 births 2019: 690 births 2020: 712 births 712 2021: 773 births 2022: 810 births 2023: 804 births 2024: 792 births 2025: 688 births 688
2015 2020 2025

πŸ“ˆ Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 810 births in 2022
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 9 yrs
Longest Streak 65 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 22
1890s: 67
1900s: 74
1910s: 337
1920s: 394
1930s: 244
1940s: 179
1950s: 134
1960s: 83
1970s: 64
1980s: 80
1990s: 264
2000s: 684
2010s: 4,180
2020s: 4,579

πŸ“ Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Oal-ey
Letter Count 6 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 25.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: It is an isogram, meaning no two letters are repeated. Longer than 25.7% of SSA names. Starts with O, a letter used by only 1.4% of SSA names.

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πŸ“ Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State South Dakota
Top States South Dakota, Utah, Kentucky, Idaho, Tennessee
States with Data 49
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
South Dakota #213 135 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Utah #676 299 2012 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky #251 477 2024 26.7% Decline
Idaho #476 106 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #271 458 2017 10.8% Decline
Maine #166 72 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #276 366 2024 +3.4% Growth
Colorado #357 184 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #322 272 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #377 236 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska #484 101 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #489 310 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #371 166 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon #320 122 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma #541 171 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin #312 250 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #235 279 2025 Insufficient historical volume
North Dakota Unranked 40 2019 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #353 335 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas #326 125 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas #420 121 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Montana Unranked 33 2012 Insufficient historical volume
New Hampshire #167 34 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #374 491 2022 37.5% Decline
Iowa #392 139 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #526 349 2023 +21.4% Growth
West Virginia #359 88 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #327 353 2020 26.3% Decline
Alabama #510 163 2023 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina #310 123 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Wyoming Unranked 11 2014 Insufficient historical volume
New Mexico Unranked 38 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #614 195 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #718 501 2023 +39.3% Growth
Illinois #526 273 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #599 297 2021 44.8% Decline
Mississippi #594 64 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland #554 76 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana #518 86 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Vermont Unranked 8 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Hawaii Unranked 13 2024 Insufficient historical volume
New York #598 280 2022 3.7% Decline
California #752 332 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Nevada Unranked 10 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts Unranked 71 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Delaware Unranked 5 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut #551 21 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Rhode Island Unranked 5 2021 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey #885 30 2025 Insufficient historical volume

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