Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2022

Oakleigh

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #668 Trend ↑ Rising 84%
Rank 2025
#668
among girls · ↓39 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
423
named Oakleigh · -10% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,800
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2022
603 babies
All-time total
4,138
#2,928 all-time among girls
First recorded
2005
in Social Security records

Oakleigh popularity over time

4,138 babies have been named Oakleigh since 2005, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
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1930s – – – – – –
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2000s 40 – 40 4 – #9,834
2010s 1,182 5 1,187 119 +2868% #857
2020s (to 2025) 2,899 12 2,911 485 +309% #507

Where Oakleigh is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 467 0.29 outside top 500
2027 508 0.32 outside top 500
2028 545 0.34 outside top 500
2029 579 0.36 outside top 500
2030 610 0.38 #488

Where Oakleigh is most popular

Girls named Oakleigh per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.318 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, West Virginia, and Arkansas.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Oakleigh born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Mississippi 86 1.84 +477%
West Virginia 42 1.60 +403%
Arkansas 74 1.40 +340%
Alabama 131 1.40 +338%
Kentucky 103 1.20 +278%
Nebraska 36 1.00 +214%
Tennessee 152 0.959 +201%
Oklahoma 62 0.842 +165%
Kansas 44 0.763 +139%
South Carolina 67 0.745 +134%
Indiana 102 0.727 +128%
Michigan 123 0.675 +112%
Louisiana 59 0.674 +112%
Ohio 159 0.670 +110%
Missouri 70 0.581 +82%
Iowa 32 0.548 +72%
Georgia 124 0.546 +71%
North Carolina 106 0.466 +46%
Virginia 78 0.458 +44%
Montana 6 0.443 +39%
Pennsylvania 101 0.427 +34%
Idaho 11 0.329 ≈ national
Wisconsin 32 0.311 ≈ national
Oregon 20 0.307 ≈ national
Maryland 30 0.283 -11%
Florida 114 0.266 -16%
Utah 22 0.264 -17%
Minnesota 28 0.259 -19%
Illinois 59 0.258 -19%
Texas 187 0.232 -27%
Arizona 30 0.214 -33%
Colorado 20 0.179 -44%
New York 50 0.126 -60%
Washington 18 0.125 -61%
California 32 0.038 -88%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Oakleigh

Oakleigh is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #668 in 2025 with 423 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2005, 4,138 American babies have been named Oakleigh. Its peak came in 2022, when 603 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Oakleigh stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Oakleigh?

The median living Oakleigh is about 3 years old; half are between 2 and 6. An estimated 4,100 people named Oakleigh are alive in the United States today.

median 3 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Oakleigh year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 423 #668 – –
2024 471 #629 – –
2023 598 #507 – –
2022 597 #523 6 #11,913
2021 495 #605 6 #11,750
2020 315 #858 – –
2019 313 #857 – –
2018 207 #1,168 5 #13,568
2017 182 #1,295 – –
2016 144 #1,559 – –
2015 116 #1,811 – –
2014 78 #2,366 – –
2013 50 #3,253 – –
2012 52 #3,200 – –
2011 27 #5,165 – –
2010 13 #9,109 – –
2009 12 #9,834 – –
2008 10 #11,390 – –
2007 5 #19,759 – –
2006 5 #19,291 – –
2005 8 #12,719 – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Oakleigh, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Oakleigh?

The median living Oakleigh is about 3 years old. Half of all living Oakleighs are between 2 and 6 years old.

How many people named Oakleigh are alive today?

An estimated 4,100 people named Oakleigh are alive in the United States, based on 4,138 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Oakleigh in 2025?

Oakleigh ranked #668 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 423 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Oakleigh?

4,138 babies have been named Oakleigh in the United States since 2005, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Oakleigh most popular?

Oakleigh peaked in 2022, when 603 newborns received the name.

Is Oakleigh a boy or girl name?

Oakleigh is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Oakleigh rising or falling?

Oakleigh is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Oakleigh become more popular?

Oakleigh is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 610 girls named Oakleigh in 2030, which would rank around #488. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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