Total births
184
Boys' name · since 2013
Oaken
184 babies named Oaken in U.S. Social Security records since 2013, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5053
- among boys today
- 184
- born since 2013
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 65%
- more common than other boys
Oaken currently ranks #5053 among boys' names in America, with 184 babies recorded since 2013.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oaken has been recorded 184 times among boys since 2013, currently ranked #5053 nationally and more common than 65% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2013 to 2025.
- #5053 among boys today
- 184 born since 2013
- 2020s peak decade
- 65% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Oaken is currently the #5053 boys' name in America, more common than 65% of boys - 184 born since 2013, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5053
- among boys today
- 184
- born since 2013
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 65%
- more common than other boys
Oaken vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#5053
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 65% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
54% of everyone ever named Oaken was born in this single decade.
2019
Single peak year
25 babies were named Oaken in 2019 - its busiest year on record.
How Oaken compares
184 37th percentile among 14,294 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
Oaken's all-time total is 50% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Oaken | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 184 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 23 | 22,252 |
Oaken's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Oaken's full recorded timeline at 2019, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2013, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Oaken at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2019
Current rank
#5,053
Active since
2013
Oaken popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Oaken by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Oaken's strongest decade.
99 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Oaken births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
85 births
- 2020s
2020s
99 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 99 births (54% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Oaken? ▼
184 babies have been named Oaken since 2013. It currently ranks #5053 among boys. The peak year was 2019 with 25 births.
When was Oaken most popular? ▼
Oaken was most popular in the 2020s decade with 99 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
How long has the name Oaken been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Oaken since 2013 -- 13 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Oaken? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Oakley, Oakland, Oaklee, Oaklen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Oaken
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2013–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Oaken: #5053 Boys' Name - 184 Births, Peak 2019." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/oaken. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Oaken 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 June 2026.