Oakland
About Oakland
Oakland is a place name associated mainly with the city near San Francisco, pretty obviously meaning "oak land". Theoretically unisex but used mainly for boys, Oakland is one of a trending group of oak-related names, led by Oakley for both genders, with Oakland and Oaklen trending for boys while baby girls are more often given spellings Oaklynn and Oaklyn.
Rarely given as a name until the mid-2010s, use of Oakland has tripled since then, and is now given to around 150 boys - and to 40 girls - each year.
Pronounced OAK-lund .
As of October 2026, Oakland ranked #1248 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1246 in 2022.
Editor's take: The name Oakland is a boy's name meaning "oak land".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,668 | 29 | 15.1 |
| 2015 | #3,205 | 36 | 18.8 |
| 2016 | #2,650 | 47 | 24.8 |
| 2017 | #2,126 | 65 | 35.1 |
| 2018 | #1,621 | 101 | 55.6 |
| 2019 | #1,801 | 86 | 47.9 |
| 2020 | #1,501 | 113 | 65.5 |
| 2021 | #1,265 | 151 | 86.3 |
| 2022 | #1,246 | 158 | 90.5 |
| 2023 | #1,296 | 148 | 86.5 |
| 2024 | #1,296 | 151 | 87.6 |
| 2025 | #1,248 | 160 | 93.7 |
World rankings
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