Oakley is an established name used for both girls and boys that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2024.
Oakley is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #156 among girls (1,933) and #454 among boys (688) — overall #247 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,621 | 2,621 | #156 | #454 |
| 2024 | 2,692 | 2,692 | #157 | #408 |
| 2023 | 2,688 | 2,688 | #153 | #396 |
| 2022 | 2,654 | 2,654 | #157 | #393 |
| 2021 | 2,311 | 2,311 | #193 | #403 |
| 2020 | 1,840 | 1,840 | #284 | #420 |
| 2019 | 1,598 | 1,598 | #349 | #442 |
| 2018 | 1,435 | 1,435 | #389 | #459 |
| 2017 | 1,273 | 1,273 | #475 | #479 |
| 2016 | 1,014 | 1,014 | #581 | #578 |
| 2015 | 967 | 967 | #614 | #567 |
| 2014 | 762 | 762 | #767 | #657 |
| 2013 | 565 | 565 | #928 | #771 |
| 2012 | 430 | 430 | #1,267 | #879 |
| 2011 | 353 | 353 | #1,445 | #994 |
| 2010 | 255 | 255 | #1,758 | #1,276 |
| 2009 | 231 | 231 | #2,178 | #1,270 |
| 2008 | 166 | 166 | #2,528 | #1,688 |
| 2007 | 133 | 133 | #2,959 | #1,969 |
| 2006 | 114 | 114 | #3,357 | #2,054 |
| 2005 | 106 | 106 | #3,632 | #1,961 |
| 2004 | 97 | 97 | #3,607 | #2,123 |
| 2003 | 89 | 89 | #4,390 | #1,978 |
| 2002 | 70 | 70 | #4,151 | #2,536 |
| 2001 | 68 | 68 | #6,246 | #2,107 |
| 2000 | 74 | 74 | #4,628 | #2,120 |
| 1999 | 58 | 58 | #5,161 | #2,443 |
| 1998 | 54 | 54 | #6,615 | #2,300 |
| 1997 | 49 | — | #6,091 | #2,484 |
| 1996 | 48 | — | #5,226 | #2,657 |
| 1995 | 40 | — | #7,388 | #2,668 |
| 1994 | 30 | — | #8,606 | #3,427 |
| 1993 | 36 | — | #8,521 | #2,757 |
| 1992 | 30 | — | #9,286 | #3,179 |
| 1991 | 25 | — | #7,276 | #4,408 |
| 1990 | 18 | — | — | #3,420 |
| 1989 | 9 | — | — | #5,475 |
| 1988 | 9 | — | — | #5,094 |
| 1987 | 9 | — | — | #4,849 |
| 1985 | 11 | — | #11,927 | #6,298 |
| 1984 | 6 | — | — | #6,108 |
| 1983 | 12 | — | #9,854 | #6,014 |
| 1982 | 10 | — | — | #4,151 |
| 1981 | 10 | — | — | #4,064 |
| 1980 | 15 | — | — | #3,061 |
| 1979 | 10 | — | — | #3,993 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | — | #6,559 |
| 1976 | 5 | — | — | #6,219 |
| 1975 | 9 | — | — | #3,853 |
| 1974 | 7 | — | — | #4,489 |
| 1973 | 7 | — | — | #4,383 |
| 1972 | 11 | — | — | #3,097 |
| 1970 | 10 | — | — | #3,212 |
| 1969 | 8 | — | — | #3,506 |
| 1968 | 9 | — | — | #3,033 |
| 1967 | 7 | — | — | #3,459 |
| 1966 | 5 | — | — | #4,362 |
| 1965 | 11 | — | — | #2,579 |
| 1964 | 9 | — | — | #2,998 |
| 1962 | 15 | — | — | #2,165 |
| 1961 | 10 | — | — | #2,837 |
| 1960 | 9 | — | — | #3,020 |
| 1959 | 11 | — | — | #2,623 |
| 1958 | 10 | — | — | #2,760 |
| 1957 | 15 | — | — | #2,163 |
| 1956 | 11 | — | — | #2,598 |
| 1955 | 9 | — | — | #2,915 |
| 1954 | 12 | — | — | #2,399 |
| 1953 | 11 | — | — | #2,494 |
| 1952 | 14 | — | — | #2,132 |
| 1951 | 14 | — | — | #2,118 |
| 1950 | 27 | — | — | #1,416 |
| 1949 | 12 | — | — | #2,303 |
| 1948 | 16 | — | — | #1,923 |
| 1947 | 16 | — | — | #1,970 |
| 1946 | 27 | — | — | #1,372 |
| 1945 | 16 | — | — | #1,745 |
| 1944 | 17 | — | — | #1,719 |
| 1943 | 22 | — | — | #1,516 |
| 1942 | 17 | — | — | #1,782 |
| 1941 | 15 | — | — | #1,875 |
| 1940 | 21 | — | — | #1,511 |
| 1939 | 17 | — | — | #1,695 |
| 1938 | 19 | — | — | #1,601 |
| 1937 | 23 | — | — | #1,434 |
| 1936 | 15 | — | — | #1,860 |
| 1935 | 34 | — | — | #1,141 |
| 1934 | 28 | — | — | #1,285 |
| 1933 | 24 | — | — | #1,397 |
| 1932 | 27 | — | — | #1,350 |
| 1931 | 26 | — | — | #1,382 |
| 1930 | 31 | — | — | #1,296 |
| 1929 | 27 | — | — | #1,401 |
| 1928 | 44 | — | #5,244 | #1,141 |
| 1927 | 38 | — | — | #1,171 |
| 1926 | 28 | — | — | #1,397 |
| 1925 | 50 | — | #4,323 | #1,064 |
| 1924 | 44 | — | #4,891 | #1,182 |
| 1923 | 53 | — | #4,826 | #1,040 |
| 1922 | 41 | — | #5,581 | #1,214 |
| 1921 | 46 | — | — | #1,041 |
| 1920 | 58 | — | #4,826 | #964 |
| 1919 | 52 | — | — | #935 |
| 1918 | 47 | — | #4,681 | #1,074 |
| 1917 | 50 | — | — | #904 |
| 1916 | 48 | — | #3,472 | #1,023 |
| 1915 | 43 | — | — | #956 |
| 1914 | 33 | — | #3,500 | #1,121 |
| 1913 | 43 | — | #2,741 | #797 |
| 1912 | 23 | — | — | #961 |
| 1911 | 12 | — | — | #1,027 |
| 1910 | 13 | — | — | #916 |
| 1909 | 9 | — | — | #1,061 |
| 1908 | 7 | — | — | #1,188 |
| 1907 | 6 | — | — | #1,295 |
| 1906 | 5 | — | — | #1,372 |
| 1905 | 9 | — | — | #898 |
| 1904 | 7 | — | — | #1,035 |
| 1903 | 5 | — | — | #1,254 |
| 1902 | 12 | — | — | #676 |
| 1901 | 8 | — | — | #833 |
| 1900 | 6 | — | — | #1,271 |
| 1899 | 8 | — | — | #839 |
| 1898 | 16 | — | — | #534 |
| 1896 | 11 | — | — | #709 |
| 1895 | 7 | — | — | #951 |
| 1894 | 7 | — | — | #927 |
| 1893 | 5 | — | — | #1,142 |
| 1892 | 7 | — | — | #927 |
| 1890 | 6 | — | — | #965 |
| 1889 | 8 | — | — | #770 |
| 1885 | 5 | — | — | #1,050 |
| 1884 | 9 | — | — | #689 |