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Oakley

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Oakley: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Oakley: Recorded every year since 1996, its highest recorded position is #33, reached in 2025.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #586 to #3912.20002013201720212025#586#3912
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#3126
1998#3142
2000#3912
2001#2466
2011#2025
2012#2215
2013#2887
2014#2203
2015#3252
2016#2233
2017#2090
2018#1343
2019#1349
2020#969
2021#720
2022#586
2023#734
2024#722
2025#1133

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2025: #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #1133 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #3126 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #33 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1133 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #33 in England and Wales in 2025.

Oakley's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#113329HighVerified
2025England and Walesmale#331,377HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#72252HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#341,432HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#73449HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#391,343HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#58666HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#561,048HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#72052HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#67908HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#96935HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#82697HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#134923HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#98639HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#134324HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#120500HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#209013HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#142409HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#223312HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#134445HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#32527HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#166348HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#220312HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#186303HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#28878HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#210256HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#221512HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#217247HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#202513HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#222220HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#361114HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#354110HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#306132HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#305123HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#330106HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#37085HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#37676HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#34479HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#48145HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#24666HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#50340HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#39123HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#44547HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#56333HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#31424HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#85018HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#84518HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#31264HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#85317HighVerified
2023New Zealandmale#7557HighVerified
2022New Zealandmale#8654HighVerified
2021New Zealandmale#7166HighVerified
2020New Zealandmale#7166HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandfemale#3374HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandmale#17712HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandmale#2219HighVerified
2022Northern Irelandmale#3115HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandfemale#4463HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandmale#3744HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandmale#3045HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandfemale#4243HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandmale#3125HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandmale#4163HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandfemale#8853HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#5775HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#4308HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#34311HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#7793HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#7413HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#5066HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#26014HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#11048HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Oakley is officially recorded

5 official registrars have recorded Oakley, between 1996 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: highest position in 2025Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2019Northern Ireland: recorded in 2021Northern Ireland: recorded in 2024Northern Ireland: recorded in 2018Northern Ireland: recorded in 2020Northern Ireland: recorded in 2022Northern Ireland: recorded in 2023Northern Ireland: highest position in 2024Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2023New ZealandNew Zealand: recorded in 2020New Zealand: recorded in 2021New Zealand: recorded in 2022New Zealand: recorded in 2023New Zealand: highest position in 2020ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202530#33 in 2025
Northern Ireland2018–20247#177 in 2024
Republic of Ireland2019–20256#343 in 2023
New Zealand2020–20234#71 in 2020
Scotland20241#110 in 2024
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What is known about Oakley

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
5 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #33 in England and Wales in 2025. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.