Oakland
Oakland is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 151 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.
- Rank in 2024
- —outside the top 1,000
- Births in 2024
- 1510.01% of boys
- Peak year
- 2022158 births
- Best rank
- —never in the top 1,000
- Since 1919
- 1,491people given the name
The story in the numbers
1,247 boys have been named Oakland in the United States since 1919, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2022, with 158 births.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2022, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2020, and the 2020s alone account for 58%.
Oakland is used for both sexes: 16% of its bearers are girls (244), most of them born around 2024.
By decade
In 2022, its biggest year
Oakland was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five boys’ names of 2022 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, James and Elijah. See all of 2022.
Names that rose and fell with Oakland
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Cairopeak 2022
- Kreedpeak 2024
- Azraelpeak 2023
- Thiagopeak 2024
- Kashmirpeak 2022
- Oziaspeak 2024
- Covepeak 2024
- Wilderpeak 2021
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.