Oakley
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Oakley is a name of English origin, meaning “oak clearing”. In 2025 it ranked 36th for boys in the UK (1,456 babies) and 156th for girls in the US (1,933 babies).
What does Oakley mean?
English: English place name and surname
“oak clearing”
From English place names meaning oak clearing; sharpshooter Annie Oakley made the surname famous in Wild West shows.
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Is Oakley a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Oakley has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 39 girls and 1,456 boys in the UK and 1,933 girls and 688 boys in the US.
How popular is Oakley in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #36among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 1,456about 1 in 210 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 131% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 6.6%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 1,456 boys in the UK were named Oakley, making it the 36th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 93rd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 1,492 boys. 39 girls were also named Oakley in 2025 (945th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Oakley in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 33rd in England and Wales, 86th in Scotland and 126th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 2024 (#34).
Oakley in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,456 | #36 |
| 2024 | 1,492 | #39 |
| 2023 | 1,413 | #43 |
| 2022 | 1,086 | #58 |
| 2021 | 940 | #72 |
| 2020 | 718 | #93 |
| 2019 | 660 | #107 |
| 2018 | 508 | #127 |
| 2017 | 418 | #160 |
| 2016 | 454 | #148 |
| 2015 | 353 | #185 |
| 2014 | 306 | #211 |
| 2013 | 261 | #227 |
| 2012 | 249 | #230 |
| 2011 | 223 | #242 |
| 2010 | 115 | #394 |
| 2009 | 112 | #393 |
| 2008 | 134 | #330 |
| 2007 | 125 | #337 |
| 2006 | 108 | #361 |
| 2005 | 86 | #393 |
| 2004 | 77 | #403 |
| 2003 | 79 | #374 |
| 2002 | 45 | #530 |
| 2001 | 42 | #531 |
| 2000 | 47 | #485 |
| 1999 | 35 | #596 |
| 1998 | 18 | #906 |
| 1997 | 18 | #899 |
| 1996 | 17 | #897 |
How popular is Oakley in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #156among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 1,933about 1 in 830 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 102% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.7%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 1,933 girls in the US were named Oakley, making it the 156th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 284th. It first appears in the records in 1913. 688 boys were also named Oakley in 2025 (454th for boys).
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 20 years. 2025 had the most girls named Oakley of any year since it first appeared, in 1913.
Half of all the girls named Oakley in the US since 1880 were born between 2018 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,993 girls in the US were given Oakley or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #107, up from #156 for this spelling alone.
In 1913, 16% of the babies named Oakley in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 74%, with more girls than boys since 2016.
Oakley in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,933 | #156 |
| 2024 | 1,900 | #157 |
| 2023 | 1,884 | #153 |
| 2022 | 1,844 | #157 |
| 2021 | 1,538 | #193 |
| 2020 | 1,128 | #284 |
| 2019 | 908 | #349 |
| 2018 | 796 | #389 |
| 2017 | 658 | #475 |
| 2016 | 535 | #579 |
| 2015 | 471 | #613 |
| 2014 | 365 | #765 |
| 2013 | 274 | #926 |
| 2012 | 190 | #1,264 |
| 2011 | 157 | #1,440 |
| 2010 | 118 | #1,751 |
| 2009 | 92 | #2,165 |
| 2008 | 75 | #2,511 |
| 2007 | 61 | #2,930 |
| 2006 | 49 | #3,315 |
| 2005 | 41 | #3,583 |
| 2004 | 41 | #3,562 |
| 2003 | 30 | #4,303 |
| 2002 | 31 | #4,067 |
| 2001 | 18 | #6,062 |
| 2000 | 26 | #4,522 |
| 1999 | 21 | #5,033 |
| 1998 | 15 | #6,355 |
| 1997 | 16 | #5,864 |
| 1996 | 19 | #5,060 |
| 1995 | 12 | #7,036 |
| 1994 | 10 | #8,116 |
| 1993 | 10 | #8,045 |
| 1992 | 9 | #8,726 |
| 1991 | 12 | #6,969 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 6 | #9,013 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,723 |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 7 | #4,027 |
| 1924 | 6 | #4,432 |
| 1923 | 6 | #4,375 |
| 1922 | 5 | #5,007 |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 6 | #4,396 |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 6 | #4,289 |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 8 | #3,256 |
| 1915 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 6 | #3,187 |
| 1913 | 7 | #2,538 |
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