Oakley
Oakley is a well-established choice, ranked #33 in 2025. With 1,377 babies named Oakley in 2025, meeting another Oakley at school is a real possibility.
About the Name Oakley
Oakley is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 247 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #305 in 2007 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Oakley is a very popular name in the UK — yet a class of 28 is small enough that your child will very likely be the only Oakley on the register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #157, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Oakley
- Oakley Cannonier — Oakley William Cannonier is an English professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Liverpool.
- Ross Oakley — Ross Graham Oakley is an Australian businessman and former Australian rules footballer with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
- Ann Oakley — Ann Rosamund Oakley is a British sociologist and writer.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Oakley
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Oakley
Almost certainly the only Oakley in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
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