Boys' name · since 1920
Oak
Oak has 647 recorded births since 1920 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,765 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,338 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 647
- born since 1920
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Oak is the #2338 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 647 recorded since 1920.
Oak has 647 recorded births among boys since 1920, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2338 as of the latest data, more common than 83% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 2025.
- #6,765 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,338 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 647 born since 1920
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oak ranks #6,765 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,338 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 647 born since 1920, peaking in the 2020s.
- #6,765 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,338 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 647
- born since 1920
- 2020s
- peak decade
Oak's 647 recorded births place it above 85.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Oak compares
647 Top 39% higher than 61% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Oak's all-time total is 75% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Oak | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 647 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 68 | 34 | 22,252 |
Oak's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Oak's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 85% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 15%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 68, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Oak popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 68
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Oak popularity over time - girls
27 total births recorded since 2021 (Oak as girls' name)
Oak by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (328 births, 51% of the file).
2020s was Oak's strongest decade.
328 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Oak births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 13
1920s
13 births
- 1970s 14
1970s
14 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 36
2000s
36 births
- 2010s
2010s
251 births
- 2020s
2020s
328 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 328 births (51% of all-time use).
How Oak compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Oak's total volume
Oak by state
Where Oak concentrates geographically, total births since 1920
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 37 | 5.7% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 11 | 1.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Texas | | 5 | 0.8% |
37 of 647 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Oak's data
- California records the most Oaks (37 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Oak: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~105 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1920–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Oak draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.