Oaks
Boy name · #2936 in 2025 · Uniqueness 45/100
Oaks ranks #2936 among American boys' names as of 2025, with 43 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #7491, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 41,860 boys born in 2025 was named Oaks.
Babies named Oaks per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
The 12-year story
Oaks first appears in the Social Security records in 2013, when 11 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 45 babies and a rank of #2835. 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.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Oaks in class?
Oaks scores 45 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 Oaks is most common
State-level data for Oaks 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 Oaks
Statistically, parents drawn to Oaks tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Oakes, Hades, Owais, Osiah, and Ojas.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Oaks | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43 | #2884 |
| 2024 | 45 | #2835 |
| 2023 | 30 | #3712 |
| 2022 | 33 | #3464 |
| 2021 | 34 | #3362 |
| 2020 | 21 | #4540 |
| 2019 | 20 | #4806 |
| 2018 | 15 | #5770 |
| 2017 | 12 | #6685 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10744 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7491 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7026 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Oaks a popular boy name?
Oaks ranked #2936 among boys in 2025 with 43 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #7491.
When was the name Oaks most popular?
Oaks peaked in 2024, when 45 American boys received the name (ranked #2835 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Oaks?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 41,860 newborn American boys was named Oaks. It scores 45/100 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.