Oakes
Boy name · #2449 in 2025 · Uniqueness 43/100
In 2025, 56 baby boys were named Oakes, placing it at #2449 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #6676, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 32,143 boys born in 2025 was named Oakes.
The 13-year story
Oakes first appears in the Social Security records in 2012, when 6 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 56 babies and a rank of #2421. 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 Oakes per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Oakes in class?
Oakes scores 43 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Oakes is most common
State-level data for Oakes is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Oakes
Statistically, parents drawn to Oakes tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Hades, Oaks, Younes, Waris, and Stiles.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Oakes | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 56 | #2421 |
| 2024 | 42 | #2958 |
| 2023 | 28 | #3883 |
| 2022 | 23 | #4442 |
| 2021 | 22 | #4494 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7502 |
| 2019 | 17 | #5340 |
| 2018 | 13 | #6345 |
| 2017 | 16 | #5526 |
| 2016 | 16 | #5555 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6676 |
| 2014 | 13 | #6307 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8118 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10770 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Oakes a popular boy name?
Oakes ranked #2449 among boys in 2025 with 56 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #6676.
When was the name Oakes most popular?
Oakes peaked in 2025, when 56 American boys received the name (ranked #2421 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Oakes?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 32,143 newborn American boys was named Oakes. It scores 43/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
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.