Oley — boys' name

What the Data Says About Oley

The Social Security Administration has registered 373 babies named Oley between 1883 and 1964, spanning 82 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Oley currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1964. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Oley performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 104 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Oley shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in West Virginia, which accounts for 22 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Oley in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Oley 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 373 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.