Boys' name · since 1915
Okley
Okley has 129 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1922 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,769 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 129
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Okley sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 129 recorded since 1915.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Okley has been recorded 129 times among boys since 1915, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1957.
- #15,769 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 129 born since 1915
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Okley ranks #15,769 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 129 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.
- #15,769 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 129
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Okley's 129 recorded births place it above 65.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Kentucky.
Okley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Okley's SSA record in two at 1925 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1929, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1922 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Okley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1957
- Peak year (1922)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Okley by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (74 births, 57% of the file).
1920s was Okley's strongest decade.
74 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Okley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
31 births
- 1920s
1920s
74 births
- 1930s 18
1930s
18 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 74 births (57% of all-time use).
Okley by state
Where Okley concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 6 | 4.7% |
6 of 129 births nationwide.
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What to do with Okley's data
- Okley's decade-level peak was the 1920s (74 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Okleys (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Okley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
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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, 1915–1957 (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 Okley 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.