Meaning and history
From an English surname derived from various place names meaning “oak clearing” in Old English, the name Oakley is also associated with the American sharpshooter Annie Oakley (1860–1926).
20062006: 49 births, rank #3,316
2007: 61 births, rank #2,930
2008: 75 births, rank #2,511
2009: 92 births, rank #2,165
2010: 118 births, rank #1,751
20112011: 157 births, rank #1,440
2012: 190 births, rank #1,264
2013: 274 births, rank #926
2014: 365 births, rank #765
2015: 471 births, rank #613
20162016: 535 births, rank #579
2017: 658 births, rank #475
2018: 796 births, rank #389
2019: 908 births, rank #349
2020: 1,128 births, rank #284
20212021: 1,538 births, rank #193
2022: 1,844 births, rank #157
2023: 1,884 births, rank #153
2024: 1,900 births, rank #157
20252025: 1,933 births, rank #156
Oakley rose from #157 to #156 for girls between 2024 and 2025. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 1,933.