Oakley

Meaning: Oak clearing
Origin: Old English

Boy's name · #454 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

30% boys · 70% girls — About 70% of babies named Oakley in recent years have been girls. Oakley →

Popularity over time

Oakley is near its high-water mark: it reached #393 in 2022 and still ranked #454 in 2025. About 11,000 boys have carried it since 1884.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 43 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#33 in England & Wales (2025) · #61 in New Zealand (2025) · #83 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #86 in Scotland (2025) · #95 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #133 in N. Ireland (2025) · #641 in Ireland (2025) · #295 in Canada (2024).

Famous Oakleys

Oakley Hall — American novelist
Oakley C. Curtis — American politician (1865–1924)
Oakley George Kelly — United States Air Force officer
Oakley Cannonier — English association football player
Oakley C. Collins — American politician

What Oakleys become

Among 21 notable people named Oakley:

Similar names: Creed · Oaklen · Finley · Odin · Huxley · Radley

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