Unisex name · since 2006
Oaklyn
Oaklyn has 5,027 recorded births since 2006 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,571 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #637 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,027
- born since 2006
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Oaklyn is the #637 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 5,027 recorded since 2006.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oaklyn has been recorded 5,027 times among girls since 2006, currently ranked #637 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 2006 to 2025.
- #2,571 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #637 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,027 born since 2006
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oaklyn ranks #2,571 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #637 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,027 born since 2006, peaking in the 2020s.
- #2,571 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #637 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,027
- born since 2006
- 2020s
- peak decade
Oaklyn's 5,027 recorded births place it above 96.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
40 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Oaklyn compares
5,027 Top 14% higher than 86% 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
Oaklyn's all-time total is 13x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Oaklyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,027 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 630 | 21 | 19,840 |
Oaklyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Oaklyn splits its recorded history at 2017: 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 2018 peak of 630 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Oaklyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 630
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Oaklyn popularity over time - boys
373 total births recorded since 2014 (Oaklyn as boys' name)
Oaklyn by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (3,122 births, 62% of the file).
2020s was Oaklyn's strongest decade.
3,122 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Oaklyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,893 births
- 2020s
2020s
3,122 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 3,122 births (62% of all-time use).
How Oaklyn 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 Oaklyn's total volume
Oaklyn by state
Where Oaklyn concentrates geographically, total births since 2006
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 320 | 6.4% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 285 | 5.7% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 255 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 242 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 227 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 220 | 4.4% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 213 | 4.2% |
| #8 | Kentucky | | 182 | 3.6% |
320 of 5,027 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.
Oaklyn appears in 40 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Oaklyns (320 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 Oaklyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~19 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, 2006–2025 (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 Oaklyn 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.