Unisex name · since 1913
Oakley
Since 1913, U.S. Social Security records show 15,360 babies named Oakley, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,266 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #156 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,360
- born since 1913
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Oakley is the #156 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 15,360 recorded since 1913.
Social Security Administration records show Oakley recorded 15,360 times among girls since 1913, holding rank #156 nationally today, ahead of 99.1% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2025.
- #1,266 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #156 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 15,360 born since 1913
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oakley ranks #1,266 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #156 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 15,360 born since 1913, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,266 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #156 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,360
- born since 1913
- 2020s
- peak decade
Oakley's 15,360 recorded births place it above 98.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
48 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Utah.
How Oakley compares
15,360 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Oakley's all-time total is 41x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Oakley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 15,360 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,933 | 21 | 19,840 |
Oakley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Oakley's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 98% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 2%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1922, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 1,933, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Oakley popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 1,933
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Oakley popularity over time - boys
11,385 total births recorded since 1884 (Oakley as boys' name)
Oakley by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (10,227 births, 67% of the file).
2020s was Oakley's strongest decade.
10,227 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Oakley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 27
1910s
27 births
- 1920s 35
1920s
35 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 124
1990s
124 births
- 2000s 464
2000s
464 births
- 2010s
2010s
4,472 births
- 2020s
2020s
10,227 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 10,227 births (67% of all-time use).
How Oakley 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 Oakley's total volume
Oakley by state
Where Oakley concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 1,540 | 10.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 859 | 5.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 833 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 551 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 548 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 531 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 514 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Idaho | | 505 | 3.3% |
1,540 of 15,360 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Oakley appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
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- Utah records the most Oakleys (1,540 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah 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 Oakley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~112 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, 1913–2025 (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 Oakley 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.