Boys' name · since 2013
Oxford
Since 2013, U.S. Social Security records show 108 babies named Oxford, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,940 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #13,182 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 108
- born since 2013
- 2010s
- peak decade
Oxford currently ranks #13182 among boys' names in America, with 108 babies recorded since 2013.
Oxford has 108 recorded births among boys since 2013, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13182 as of the latest data, more common than 5% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2013 to 2025.
- #16,940 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #13,182 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 108 born since 2013
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oxford ranks #16,940 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,182 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 108 born since 2013, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,940 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #13,182 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 108
- born since 2013
- 2010s
- peak decade
Oxford's 108 recorded births place it above 62.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Oxford compares
108 27th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Oxford's all-time total is 71% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Oxford | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 108 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Oxford's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Oxford splits its recorded history at 2019: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2025 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Oxford popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Oxford by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (55 births, 51% of the file).
2010s was Oxford's strongest decade.
55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Oxford births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
55 births
- 2020s
2020s
53 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 55 births (51% of all-time use).
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- Oxford's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (55 total births) through the 2020s (53) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Oxford
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Oxford: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~12 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, 2013–2025 (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 Oxford 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.