Oakley Boy & girl
How popular is Oakley?
#156 girl name in 2025
1,933 baby girls were named Oakley in the US in 2025, making it the 156th most popular girl name. Another 688 boys got the name (#454 for boys).
Oakley popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #156 for girls (▲ 1 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 1,933 girls, 688 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+310% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #613 in 2015, #284 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (1,933 girls) |
| Highest rank | #153 in 2023 |
| First recorded | 1913 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 35% boys, 65% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Oakley counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Oakley family of names ranked #113 for girls in 2025 (#112 the year before), with 2,975 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Oakley is most popular
Babies named Oakley per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Wyoming: 7.7 per 1,000 (33 girls)
- Utah: 6.1 per 1,000 (507 girls)
- Idaho: 6.0 per 1,000 (201 girls)
- West Virginia: 5.4 per 1,000 (141 girls)
- Montana: 5.2 per 1,000 (71 girls)
Oakley by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 27 | #2,538 |
| 1920s | 35 | #4,027 |
| 1980s | 11 | #9,013 |
| 1990s | 124 | #5,033 |
| 2000s | 464 | #2,165 |
| 2010s | 4,472 | #349 |
| 2020s | 10,227 | #153 |
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Questions
- Is Oakley a boy or girl name?
- Oakley is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 35% of babies named Oakley were boys and 65% were girls.
- How popular is the name Oakley?
- 1,933 baby girls were named Oakley in the US in 2025, making it the 156th most popular girl name. Another 688 boys got the name (#454 for boys).
- When was Oakley most popular?
- Oakley peaked in 2025, when 1,933 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #153 in 2023.
- How many people are named Oakley?
- 26,745 babies have been named Oakley in the US since 1880. We estimate about 25,321 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 5.
- Where is Oakley most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Oakley was most common in Wyoming, at 7.7 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.