Is Oakland a boy or girl name?
Oakland is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 43 girls and 151 boys were named Oakland, so 22.2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 16.4% of the 1,491 US babies named Oakland were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,296
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,618
- Babies named Oakland since 1919
- 1,491
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 194 babies
Boys and girls named Oakland, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1990s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 74 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 430 | 64 | 13% |
| 2020s | 721 | 180 | 20% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 151 | #1,296 | 43 | #3,618 |
| 2023 | 148 | #1,296 | 40 | #3,814 |
| 2022 | 158 | #1,246 | 31 | #4,550 |
| 2021 | 151 | #1,265 | 38 | #3,919 |
| 2020 | 113 | #1,501 | 28 | #4,727 |
| 2019 | 86 | #1,801 | 22 | #5,741 |
| 2018 | 101 | #1,621 | 8 | #12,206 |
| 2017 | 65 | #2,126 | 6 | #15,436 |
| 2016 | 47 | #2,650 | 8 | #12,590 |
| 2015 | 36 | #3,205 | 5 | #18,425 |
| 2014 | 29 | #3,668 | 9 | #11,690 |
| 2013 | 26 | #3,933 | 6 | #16,031 |
| 2012 | 19 | #4,992 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,890 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,602 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #10,665 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,612 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #11,951 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,362 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,853 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 7 | #9,664 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 8 | #8,407 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 7 | #9,124 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 6 | #10,180 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #11,664 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #10,352 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,709 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 7 | #3,772 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,613 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Oakland reached #1,246 in 2022. As a girl name, it reached #3,618 in 2024. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Oakland
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.