Oaken
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- OH-ken
- Origin
- English
- US rank, 2025
- #4,856 for boys
Oaken is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “made of oak”. In 2025 it ranked 4,856th for boys in the US (20 babies).
What does Oaken mean?
English: English word
“made of oak”
From the English word for something made of oak, a tree long symbolising strength.
Is Oaken a girl's or a boy's name?
Oaken is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 20 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Oaken in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2019, with 6 boys.
Oaken in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
How popular is Oaken in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,856among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 20about 1 in 85,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 20 boys in the US were named Oaken, making it the 4,856th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,695th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 25 boys. It first appears in the records in 2013.
Half of all the boys named Oaken in the US since 1880 were born between 2018 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Oaken in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #4,856 |
| 2024 | 20 | #4,886 |
| 2023 | 15 | #5,922 |
| 2022 | 16 | #5,629 |
| 2021 | 13 | #6,330 |
| 2020 | 15 | #5,695 |
| 2019 | 25 | #4,110 |
| 2018 | 18 | #5,102 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,091 |
| 2016 | 12 | #6,721 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
Nicknames for Oaken
- Oak 7 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Oaken
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden Finn Ronan Orhan Lochlan Rowan Eden Aiden Cassian Callan Oakley Reign
Names related to Oaken
More English names
Lily Evelyn Hudson Ivy Harper Grace Violet Willow Daisy Poppy Riley Mason Cooper Ruby Hallie Hazel
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Oaken: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/oaken, updated 20 October 2026.