Oakleigh

Oakleigh: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “oak meadow or clearing”
Origin: English
Say it: OHK-lee · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Modern spelling variant of Oakley, from an English surname and place name combining oak and leah 'woodland clearing, meadow.' The -leigh spelling is a recent stylistic alteration.

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How popular is Oakleigh?

2024141 per million US babies

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Babies named Oakleigh in 2024469

2024 rank#629 girls

Peak year2023

Total US babies since 18803,711

Oakleigh is rising: use over the last five years is 12.2× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Oakleigh

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Oakleyoak clearing · Old English
Oakleeoak clearing · English
Oliviaolive tree · English
Evelyndesired; little bird · English
Harperharp player · English
Violetviolet flower · English
Hazelhazel tree · English
Ellieshort form of names ending in -el or -ella · English

Oakleigh questions

What does the name Oakleigh mean?

Oakleigh means "oak meadow or clearing". It comes from English. Modern spelling variant of Oakley, from an English surname and place name combining oak and leah 'woodland clearing, meadow.' The -leigh spelling is a recent stylistic alteration.

Is Oakleigh a boy or girl name?

Oakleigh is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Oakleigh?

469 US babies were named Oakleigh in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.

How do you pronounce Oakleigh?

Oakleigh is usually pronounced OHK-lee.

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.