Girls' name · since 2005
Oakleigh
4,121 babies named Oakleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,929 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #669 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,121
- born since 2005
- 2020s
- peak decade
4,121 babies have been named Oakleigh since 2005, making it today's #669 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oakleigh has been recorded 4,121 times among girls since 2005, currently ranked #669 nationally and more common than 96% of girls, 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 2005 to 2025.
- #2,929 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #669 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,121 born since 2005
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oakleigh ranks #2,929 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #669 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,121 born since 2005, peaking in the 2020s.
- #2,929 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #669 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,121
- born since 2005
- 2020s
- peak decade
Oakleigh's 4,121 recorded births place it above 95.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Oakleigh compares
4,121 Top 15% higher than 85% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Oakleigh's all-time total is 11x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Oakleigh | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,121 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 598 | 21 | 19,840 |
Oakleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Oakleigh splits its recorded history at 2015: 94% of all births land in the more recent half, 6% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2006 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 598 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Oakleigh popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 598
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Oakleigh popularity over time - boys
17 total births recorded since 2018 (Oakleigh as boys' name)
Oakleigh by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (2,899 births, 70% of the file).
2020s was Oakleigh's strongest decade.
2,899 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.
Oakleigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 40
2000s
40 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,182 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,899 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 2,899 births (70% of all-time use).
How Oakleigh compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Oakleigh's total volume
Oakleigh by state
Where Oakleigh concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 261 | 6.3% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 254 | 6.2% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 243 | 5.9% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 202 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 194 | 4.7% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 183 | 4.4% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 168 | 4.1% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 158 | 3.8% |
261 of 4,121 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Oakleigh appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Oakleighs (261 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Oakleigh: 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 (~20 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, 2005–2025 (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 Oakleigh 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.