Total births
83
Boys' name · since 2015
Oxley
Oxley has 83 recorded births since 2015 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11936
- among boys today
- 83
- born since 2015
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 16%
- more common than other boys
Yes -- Oxley is the #11936 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 83 recorded since 2015.
Oxley has 83 recorded births among boys since 2015, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11936 as of the latest data, more common than 16% 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 2015 to 2025.
- #11936 among boys today
- 83 born since 2015
- 2010s peak decade
- 16% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Oxley is currently the #11936 boys' name in America, more common than 16% of boys - 83 born since 2015, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11936
- among boys today
- 83
- born since 2015
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 16%
- more common than other boys
Oxley vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#11936
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 16% of names given to boys today.
2010s
Peak decade
55% of everyone ever named Oxley was born in this single decade.
2016
Single peak year
13 babies were named Oxley in 2016 - its busiest year on record.
How Oxley compares
83 23th percentile among 14,294 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
Oxley's all-time total is 77% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Oxley | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 83 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 23 | 22,252 |
Oxley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Oxley splits its recorded history at 2020: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2024 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Oxley at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2016
Current rank
#11,936
Active since
2015
Oxley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Oxley by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Oxley's strongest decade.
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Oxley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
46 births
- 2020s
2020s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 46 births (55% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Oxley? ▼
Since 2015, Social Security records show 83 babies named Oxley. Today it holds rank #11936 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2016, with 13 births.
When was Oxley most popular? ▼
Oxley was most popular in the 2010s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Oxley been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Oxley since 2015 -- 11 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What to do with Oxley's data
- Oxley's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (46 total births) through the 2020s (37) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2015–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Oxley: #11936 Boys' Name - 83 Births, Peak 2016." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/oxley. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Oxley 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 June 2026.