Baby Name Popularity Profile

Oakley

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

✦ Oak clearing 🌍 English Nature
National Rank (2025) #156
All-Time Peak Rank #153 Achieved 2023
Total U.S. Births 15,360 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 38.0% Boy / 62.0% Girl Leans Female
Boy Rank (2025) #454 β†— as a Boy name
First Recorded 1913 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2020s 1,933 births in 2025
πŸ’‘ The Oakley Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Oak clearing
Language Origin English
Origin Type single
Derived from Old English elements 'āc' (oak) and 'lΔ“ah' (wood, clearing).
Common Nicknames
Oak Lee
Pronunciation: OAK-lee
Themes & Categories
Nature
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) +71.4%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +310.4%
2015: 471 births 471 2016: 535 births 2017: 658 births 2018: 796 births 2019: 908 births 2020: 1,128 births 1,128 2021: 1,538 births 2022: 1,844 births 2023: 1,884 births 2024: 1,900 births 2025: 1,933 births 1,933
2015 2020 2025

πŸ“ˆ Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 1,933 births in 2025
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 9 yrs
Longest Streak 35 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 27
1920s: 35
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 0
1960s: 0
1970s: 0
1980s: 11
1990s: 124
2000s: 464
2010s: 4,472
2020s: 10,227

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 Utah
Top States Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, South Dakota
States with Data 48
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Utah #24 1,540 2018 5.8% Decline
Idaho #27 505 2023 +13.9% Growth
Wyoming #75 79 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Montana #59 119 2023 Insufficient historical volume
South Dakota #112 117 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Nevada #161 99 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas #55 319 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #165 344 2022 +39.3% Growth
Kansas #95 287 2022 +10.0% Growth
Nebraska #76 195 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon #137 238 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #79 548 2025 +110.0% Growth
Colorado #232 302 2023 20.0% Decline
Oklahoma #104 326 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #151 381 2024 +30.6% Growth
Indiana #113 551 2024 +13.7% Growth
Missouri #81 514 2022 +106.2% Growth
Kentucky #60 374 2024 +118.5% Growth
North Dakota #239 71 2024 Insufficient historical volume
West Virginia #26 193 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa #53 274 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #72 833 2025 +50.0% Growth
Alaska #163 24 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #107 300 2024 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #132 451 2025 +145.2% Growth
New Hampshire #165 48 2024 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina #117 209 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #142 396 2025 +48.9% Growth
Michigan #81 531 2025 +69.2% Growth
Florida #243 474 2024 +92.7% Growth
Minnesota #161 238 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi #37 161 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin #156 230 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana #132 206 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #179 258 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #275 859 2023 +152.0% Growth
Vermont #98 17 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Maine #200 39 2023 Insufficient historical volume
New Mexico #240 40 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #242 399 2024 +62.1% Growth
Maryland #588 110 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #207 336 2022 Insufficient historical volume
California #363 501 2025 +93.6% Growth
New York #563 255 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Hawaii Unranked 10 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut #606 32 2024 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey #559 75 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts #606 59 2022 Insufficient historical volume

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