Oaklyn
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- OHK-lin
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #637 for girls
Oaklyn is a name of Modern origin, meaning “oak + lake”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 637th for girls in the US (456 babies).
What does Oaklyn mean?
Modern: blend of Oak and Lyn
“oak + lake”
A recent blend of Oak with the popular ending -lyn, from Lynn and ultimately Welsh llyn, 'lake'.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Oaklyn a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Oaklyn has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 9 girls and 6 boys in the UK and 456 girls and 23 boys in the US.
How popular is Oaklyn in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,329th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 100% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Oaklyn, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 12 boys. 9 girls were also named Oaklyn in 2025 (2,856th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Oaklyn in the UK since 1996 were born between 2020 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 41 boys in the UK were given Oaklyn or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #766, up from #3,329 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 60% of the babies named Oaklyn in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Oaklyn in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 12 | #2,024 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,279 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 1 | #6,277 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
How popular is Oaklyn in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 637th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 456 about 1 in 3,500 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 456 girls in the US were named Oaklyn, making it the 637th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 561st. Its busiest year was 2018, with 630 girls. It first appears in the records in 2006. 23 boys were also named Oaklyn in 2025 (4,395th for boys).
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Oaklyn than any year since 2017.
Half of all the girls named Oaklyn in the US since 1880 were born between 2018 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,457 girls in the US were given Oaklyn or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #140, up from #637 for this spelling alone.
Oaklyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 456 | #637 |
| 2024 | 506 | #597 |
| 2023 | 517 | #579 |
| 2022 | 592 | #527 |
| 2021 | 528 | #574 |
| 2020 | 523 | #561 |
| 2019 | 521 | #584 |
| 2018 | 630 | #494 |
| 2017 | 434 | #676 |
| 2016 | 162 | #1,425 |
| 2015 | 55 | #3,059 |
| 2014 | 38 | #3,923 |
| 2013 | 23 | #5,642 |
| 2012 | 15 | #7,800 |
| 2011 | 10 | #10,370 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
Names like Oaklyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden, Finn, Ronan, Rowan, Orhan, Lochlan, Renley, Cillian, Callan, Cassian, Finley, Odin
Other spellings of Oaklyn
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Ailani
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, “Oaklyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/oaklyn, updated 20 October 2026.