Oakland: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “oak land”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- OHK-lənd · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (84% of all uses)
From an English place-name and surname meaning land of oaks. As a first name, it is a modern transferred use.
How popular is Oakland?
Babies named Oakland in 2024194
2024 rank#1,295 boys
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 18801,491
Oakland is rising: use over the last five years is 8.7× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Oakland
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Oakland questions
What does the name Oakland mean?
Oakland means "oak land". It comes from English. From an English place-name and surname meaning land of oaks. As a first name, it is a modern transferred use.
Is Oakland a boy or girl name?
Oakland is mainly a boy's name in US records (84% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Oakland?
194 US babies were named Oakland in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Oakland?
Oakland is usually pronounced OHK-lənd.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.