US rank #3035 Boys' name Peak 2024 226 births

Oakes — #3035 US boys' name

226 babies named Oakes in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s1022020s124
#3035
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 79% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Oakes was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

41 babies were named Oakes in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Oakes

The Social Security Administration has registered 226 babies named Oakes between 2012 and 2024, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Oakes currently holds the #3035 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Oakes performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 124 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Oakes shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Oakes in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Oakes in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 226 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Oakes at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

226

Since 2012

13 years of records

Peak year

2024

41 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#3,035

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2012

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2024

Oakes popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2012

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
41
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
01020304050 2024202220202018201620142012 6

Oakes by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
124 births that decade — 55% of Oakes's all-time total
2010s1022020s124

Oakes by state

Where Oakes concentrates geographically — total births since 2012

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Oakes
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 2.2%
Texas share of Oakes's total US births 2.2%

5 of 226 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Oakes?
226 babies have been named Oakes since 2012. It currently ranks #3035 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 41 births.
When was Oakes most popular?
Oakes was most popular in the 2020s decade with 124 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Oakes most popular?
The top states for the name Oakes are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Oakes been used?
Oakes has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 13 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Oakes?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2012–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.