Oakley is a distinctive choice, ranked #722 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Oakley in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#722
US Rank #157
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 distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #157, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Oakley
Unlikely. With around 52 UK babies named Oakley per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Oakley in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Oakley is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 247 places over the last five years to #722 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Oakley is more popular in the US (#157) than in the UK (#722). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Oakley include: 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..
Oakley appears in the US top 500 at #157 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
52
UK babies named Oakley (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 247 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Oakley
Likely around 1 other Oakley in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Oakley
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Ross Graham Oakley is an Australian businessman and former Australian rules footballer with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He is CEO of the Victorian Rugby Union and was appointed CEO of the now defunct Melbourne Rebels rugby union franchise in September 2010.
Ann Rosamund Oakley is a British sociologist and writer. She is Professor of Sociology and Social Policy, and founder-director of the Social Science Research Unit and the EPPI Centre at the Social Research Institute at University College London.
Robert Francis Leigh Oakley is a British journalist and writer. From 1992 to 2000 he was political editor at the BBC and from 2000 to 2008 he was European political editor at CNN International.
Robert Bigger Oakley was an American diplomat whose 34-year career as a Foreign Service Officer included appointments as United States Ambassador to Zaire, Somalia, and Pakistan and, in the early 1990s, as a special envoy during the American involvement in Somalia.
Annie Oakley was an American exhibition/trick shooter and folk heroine who starred in Buffalo Bill's Wild West. Oakley developed hunting skills as a child in order to provide for her impoverished family in western Ohio.
Desiree "Desi" Oakley,, is an American singer and actress, known for her work in musical theatre. She has performed in shows such as Waitress, Chicago, and Wicked.