Oakley
#156 for girls in 2025, 1,933 births · #454 for boys in 2025, 688 births
Given to girls 57.4% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2023 · 1,884 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 15,360since 1913
Oakley over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #156 | 1,933 | #454 | 688 |
| 2024 | #157 | 1,900 | #408 | 792 |
| 2023 | #153 | 1,884 | #396 | 804 |
| 2022 | #157 | 1,844 | #393 | 810 |
| 2021 | #193 | 1,538 | #403 | 773 |
| 2020 | #284 | 1,128 | #420 | 712 |
| 2019 | #349 | 908 | #441 | 690 |
| 2018 | #389 | 796 | #459 | 639 |
| 2017 | #475 | 658 | #479 | 615 |
| 2016 | #579 | 535 | #578 | 479 |
| 2015 | #613 | 471 | #567 | 496 |
| 2014 | #765 | 365 | #656 | 397 |
| 2013 | #926 | 274 | #770 | 291 |
| 2012 | #1,264 | 190 | #877 | 240 |
| 2011 | #1,440 | 157 | #991 | 196 |
| 2010 | #1,751 | 118 | #1,267 | 137 |
| 2009 | #2,165 | 92 | #1,266 | 139 |
| 2008 | #2,511 | 75 | #1,679 | 91 |
| 2007 | #2,930 | 61 | #1,951 | 72 |
| 2006 | #3,316 | 49 | #2,037 | 65 |
| 2005 | #3,587 | 41 | #1,943 | 65 |
| 2004 | #3,566 | 41 | #2,102 | 56 |
| 2003 | #4,307 | 30 | #1,962 | 59 |
| 2002 | #4,071 | 31 | #2,504 | 39 |
| 2001 | #6,067 | 18 | #2,086 | 50 |
| 2000 | #4,527 | 26 | #2,087 | 48 |
| 1999 | #5,039 | 21 | #2,398 | 37 |
| 1998 | #6,360 | 15 | #2,274 | 39 |
| 1997 | #5,868 | 16 | #2,449 | 33 |
| 1996 | #5,065 | 19 | #2,590 | 29 |
| 1995 | #7,041 | 12 | #2,626 | 28 |
| 1994 | #8,122 | 10 | #3,326 | 20 |
| 1993 | #8,052 | 10 | #2,697 | 26 |
| 1992 | #8,734 | 9 | #3,105 | 21 |
| 1991 | #6,976 | 12 | #4,231 | 13 |
| 1990 | — | #3,309 | 18 | |
| 1989 | — | #5,165 | 9 | |
| 1988 | — | #4,786 | 9 | |
| 1987 | — | #4,573 | 9 | |
| 1986 | — | — | ||
| 1985 | #10,677 | 5 | #5,785 | 6 |
| 1984 | — | #5,561 | 6 | |
| 1983 | #9,015 | 6 | #5,484 | 6 |
| 1982 | — | #3,966 | 10 | |
| 1981 | — | #3,858 | 10 | |
| 1980 | — | #2,965 | 15 | |
| 1979 | — | #3,810 | 10 | |
| 1978 | — | — | ||
| 1977 | — | #5,845 | 5 | |
| 1976 | — | #5,587 | 5 | |
| 1975 | — | #3,659 | 9 | |
| 1974 | — | #4,190 | 7 | |
| 1973 | — | #4,054 | 7 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,991 | 11 | |
| 1971 | — | — | ||
| 1970 | — | #3,071 | 10 | |
| 1969 | — | #3,314 | 8 | |
| 1968 | — | #2,907 | 9 | |
| 1967 | — | #3,231 | 7 | |
| 1966 | — | #3,948 | 5 | |
| 1965 | — | #2,476 | 11 | |
| 1964 | — | #2,854 | 9 | |
| 1963 | — | — | ||
| 1962 | — | #2,117 | 15 | |
| 1961 | — | #2,706 | 10 | |
| 1960 | — | #2,871 | 9 | |
| 1959 | — | #2,530 | 11 | |
| 1958 | — | #2,642 | 10 | |
| 1957 | — | #2,093 | 15 | |
| 1956 | — | #2,497 | 11 | |
| 1955 | — | #2,764 | 9 | |
| 1954 | — | #2,316 | 12 | |
| 1953 | — | #2,391 | 11 | |
| 1952 | — | #2,073 | 14 | |
| 1951 | — | #2,055 | 14 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,395 | 27 | |
| 1949 | — | #2,225 | 12 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,881 | 16 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,916 | 16 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,355 | 27 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,697 | 16 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,683 | 17 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,486 | 22 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,730 | 17 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,821 | 15 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,471 | 21 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,636 | 17 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,559 | 19 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,403 | 23 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,801 | 15 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,123 | 34 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,266 | 28 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,361 | 24 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,324 | 27 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,361 | 26 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,283 | 31 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,378 | 27 | |
| 1928 | #4,725 | 5 | #1,125 | 39 |
| 1927 | — | #1,163 | 38 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,379 | 28 | |
| 1925 | #4,028 | 7 | #1,053 | 43 |
| 1924 | #4,434 | 6 | #1,169 | 38 |
| 1923 | #4,376 | 6 | #1,026 | 47 |
| 1922 | #5,009 | 5 | #1,196 | 36 |
| 1921 | — | #1,026 | 46 | |
| 1920 | #4,398 | 6 | #960 | 52 |
| 1919 | — | #927 | 52 | |
| 1918 | #4,291 | 6 | #1,062 | 41 |
| 1917 | — | #900 | 50 | |
| 1916 | #3,258 | 8 | #1,013 | 40 |
| 1915 | — | #952 | 43 | |
| 1914 | #3,188 | 6 | #1,101 | 27 |
| 1913 | #2,540 | 7 | #789 | 36 |
| 1912 | — | #935 | 23 | |
| 1911 | — | #982 | 12 | |
| 1910 | — | #859 | 13 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,020 | 9 | |
| 1908 | — | #1,113 | 7 | |
| 1907 | — | #1,200 | 6 | |
| 1906 | — | #1,253 | 5 | |
| 1905 | — | #836 | 9 | |
| 1904 | — | #966 | 7 | |
| 1903 | — | #1,130 | 5 | |
| 1902 | — | #651 | 12 | |
| 1901 | — | #779 | 8 | |
| 1900 | — | #1,162 | 6 | |
| 1899 | — | #786 | 8 | |
| 1898 | — | #523 | 16 | |
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | #674 | 11 | |
| 1895 | — | #872 | 7 | |
| 1894 | — | #857 | 7 | |
| 1893 | — | #1,035 | 5 | |
| 1892 | — | #861 | 7 | |
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | #884 | 6 | |
| 1889 | — | #722 | 8 | |
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | #936 | 5 | |
| 1884 | — | #663 | 9 | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Oakley! It came in at #2,540, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1915, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Oakley is popular in 2010
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Utah#103 · 1 in 432
- Idaho#161 · 1 in 532
Best ever in a state: #13 in Utah, 2022.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #103 | 42 | 1 in 432 |
| Idaho | #161 | 12 | 1 in 532 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
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| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| Washington | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Oakley
- 1 spot since 2024 (#157 → #156)
- 128 spots since 2020 (#284 → #156)
- 457 spots since 2015 (#613 → #156)
- Biggest jump: 338 spots in 2013 (#1,264 → #926)
- Biggest drop: 4 spots in 2024 (#153 → #157)
- Debuted 1913
- Peaked 2023 at #153 (1,884 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 13 yrs · run 2013–2025
- Highest: 1 in 831 girls born in 2025 were named Oakley (0.12%)
- Its best rank, #153 in 2023, was only 1 in 852 (0.12%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 66.6% of all girls named Oakley (10,227) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 2015, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 27 | #2,540 (1913) | #3,319 |
| 1920s | 35 | #4,028 (1925) | #4,495 |
| 1930s | 0 | — | — |
| 1940s | 0 | — | — |
| 1950s | 0 | — | — |
| 1960s | 0 | — | — |
| 1970s | 0 | — | — |
| 1980s | 11 | #9,015 (1983) | #9,846 |
| 1990s | 124 | #5,039 (1999) | #6,806 |
| 2000s | 464 | #2,165 (2009) | #3,705 |
| 2010s | 4,472 | #349 (2019) | #855 |
| 2020s | 10,227 | #153 (2023) | #183 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Oakley in 2010
Top girls' names in 2010
Top boys' names in 2010
More about 2010
girls
1,777,595 girls got a published name in 2010; 1 in 15,064 of them was named Oakley, which outranked 91.2% of the 19,841 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,747Ester119
- #1,747Maryann119
- #1,747Melodie119
- #1,751Oakley118
- #1,751Addalyn118
- #1,751Aime118
- #1,751Heavenly118
- #1,762Alonna117
- #1,762Audree117
- #1,762Ela117
Tied with 10 names at #1,751; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,918,676 boys got a published name in 2010; 1 in 14,005 of them was named Oakley, which outranked 91.1% of the 14,270 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,263Cordell138
- #1,263Marquez138
- #1,263Vernon138
- #1,267Oakley137
- #1,267Carmine137
- #1,267Clyde137
- #1,267Dereon137
- #1,278Alek136
- #1,278Alexandro136
- #1,278Mikael136
Tied with 10 names at #1,267; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.