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Oakley

Oakley: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“oak clearing”
Origin
Old English
Say it
OHK-lee · 2 syllables
Used for
Both (56% girls, 44% boys since 1880)

Oakley comes from an English place name and surname derived from Old English ac 'oak' and leah 'clearing, meadow.' It later became a given name.

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How popular is Oakley?

2024805 per million US babies
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Babies named Oakley in 20242,679

2024 rank#157 girls

Peak year2023

Total US babies since 188024,104

Oakley is rising: use over the last five years is 5.6× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Oakley

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Oakleeoak clearing · English
  • Oakleighoak meadow or clearing · English
  • PeytonPæga's town · Old English
  • Suttonsouth settlement · Old English
  • Harleyhare meadow · Old English
  • Leightonsettlement by a meadow · Old English
  • Kingsleyking's meadow · Old English
  • Berkleybirch wood clearing · Old English

Oakley questions

What does the name Oakley mean?

Oakley means "oak clearing". It comes from Old English. Oakley comes from an English place name and surname derived from Old English ac 'oak' and leah 'clearing, meadow.' It later became a given name.

Is Oakley a boy or girl name?

Oakley is used for both: about 56% of US babies named Oakley since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Oakley?

2,679 US babies were named Oakley in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.

How do you pronounce Oakley?

Oakley 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.