Recorded 2010–2023 Unisex name Peak 2021 40 births

Oakly — boys' name

40 babies named Oakly in U.S. Social Security records since 2010, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s112020s29
2020s
Peak decade

73% of everyone ever named Oakly was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

9 babies were named Oakly in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Oakly

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Oakly between 2010 and 2023, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Oakly currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 9 babies received it in a single year. Oakly is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 16 additional births since 2022.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Oakly performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Oakly shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Oakly 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 40 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.

Oakly at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

40

Since 2010

14 years of records

Peak year

2021

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2010

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2023

Oakly popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2010

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2021)
9
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
45678910 202320222021202020132010 5

Oakly popularity over time — girls

16 total births recorded since 2022 (Oakly as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 16 births
6.577.588.599.5 20242022 7

Oakly by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
29 births that decade — 73% of Oakly's all-time total
2010s112020s29

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Oakly?
40 babies have been named Oakly since 2010. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2021 with 9 births.
When was Oakly most popular?
Oakly was most popular in the 2020s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Is Oakly a unisex name?
Yes, Oakly is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 40 births, and as a girl's name it has 16 births.
How long has the name Oakly been used?
Oakly has been recorded in Social Security data since 2010, spanning 14 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Oakly?
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.

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, 2010–2023 (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.