Oakleigh
Girl name · #669 in 2025 · Rare
Oakleigh ranks #669 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 423 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #1793, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 4,255 girls born in 2025 was named Oakleigh.
The 20-year story
Oakleigh first appears in the Social Security records in 2005, when 8 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 598 babies and a rank of #507. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Oakleigh per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Oakleigh in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Oakleigh is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Oakleigh will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Oakleigh is most common
Geography matters for names, and Oakleigh is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Oakleigh is most common in WV (2 per 1,000), MS (1.8 per 1,000), AL (1.4 per 1,000), AR (1.2 per 1,000), KY (0.9 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 0.3 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Oakleigh is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Oakleigh
Statistically, parents drawn to Oakleigh tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Brynleigh, Wrenleigh, Emberleigh, Renleigh, and Marleigh.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Oakleigh | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 423 | #666 |
| 2024 | 471 | #629 |
| 2023 | 598 | #507 |
| 2022 | 597 | #522 |
| 2021 | 495 | #605 |
| 2020 | 315 | #858 |
| 2019 | 313 | #854 |
| 2018 | 207 | #1162 |
| 2017 | 182 | #1291 |
| 2016 | 144 | #1550 |
| 2015 | 116 | #1793 |
| 2014 | 78 | #2351 |
| 2013 | 50 | #3218 |
| 2012 | 52 | #3169 |
| 2011 | 27 | #5063 |
| 2010 | 13 | #8701 |
| 2009 | 12 | #9379 |
| 2008 | 10 | #10807 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17636 |
| 2006 | 5 | #17168 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11834 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Oakleigh a popular girl name?
Oakleigh ranked #669 among girls in 2025 with 423 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #1793.
When was the name Oakleigh most popular?
Oakleigh peaked in 2023, when 598 American girls received the name (ranked #507 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Oakleigh?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 4,255 newborn American girls was named Oakleigh. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.