Recorded 1915–1957 Boys' name Peak 1922 129 births

Okley — boys' name

129 babies named Okley in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s311920s741930s181950s6
1920s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Okley was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

16 babies were named Okley in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Okley

The Social Security Administration has registered 129 babies named Okley between 1915 and 1957, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Okley currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1957. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Okley performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 74 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Okley shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Okley in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Okley 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 129 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.

Okley at a glance

Last recorded 1957

Total births

129

Since 1915

43 years of records

Peak year

1922

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1957

Active since

1915

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 1957

Okley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1915

Last recorded 1957
Peak year (1922)
16
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
05101520 19571930192819251922191919161915 7

Okley by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
74 births that decade — 57% of Okley's all-time total
1910s311920s741930s181950s6

Okley by state

Where Okley concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Okley
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Kentucky
6 4.7%
Kentucky share of Okley's total US births 4.7%

6 of 129 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Okley?
129 babies have been named Okley since 1915. It was last recorded in 1957. The peak year was 1922 with 16 births.
When was Okley most popular?
Okley was most popular in the 1920s decade with 74 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
Where is Okley most popular?
The top states for the name Okley are Kentucky (6 births).
How long has the name Okley been used?
Okley has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 43 years of data through 1957.
What names are similar to Okley?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Okla. 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, 1915–1957 (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.