Recorded 1920–1925 Unisex name Peak 1920 10 births

Oakie — unisex name

10 babies named Oakie in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s10
1920s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Oakie was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

5 babies were named Oakie in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Oakie

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Oakie between 1920 and 1925, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Oakie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1925. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 5 babies received it in a single year. Oakie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 10 additional births since 1922.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Oakie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Oakie 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 10 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.

Oakie at a glance

Last recorded 1925

Total births

10

Since 1920

6 years of records

Peak year

1920

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1925

Active since

1920

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 1925

Oakie popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1920

Last recorded 1925
Peak year (1920)
5
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
5 19251920 5

Oakie popularity over time — boys

10 total births recorded since 1922 (Oakie as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 19571922 5

Oakie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
10 births that decade — 100% of Oakie's all-time total
1920s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Oakie?
10 babies have been named Oakie since 1920. It was last recorded in 1925. The peak year was 1920 with 5 births.
When was Oakie most popular?
Oakie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Is Oakie a unisex name?
Yes, Oakie is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 10 births, and as a boy's name it has 10 births.
How long has the name Oakie been used?
Oakie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 6 years of data through 1925.
What names are similar to Oakie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Oakley, Oaklynn, Oaklee, Oaklyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1920–1925 (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.