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A Californian city name that feels like a natural successor to trendy unisex Oakley and Oaklynn.

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Oakland

The name Oakland peaked for girls at #3282 in 2025. The name is most popular in Maryland, Michigan, and North Carolina. Oakland is occasionally used for boys in 2025.

The name Oakland is a boy's name meaning "oak land".

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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. 
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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. 

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The name Oakland peaked for boys at #1246 in 2022. The name is most popular in Kentucky, Nebraska, and Tennessee. Oakland is occasionally used for girls in 2025.

Year	US rank	Births	Per million
2014	—	0	0
2015	—	0	0
2016	—	0	0
2017	—	0	0
2018	—	0	0
2019	—	0	0
2020	#4,727	28	17.3
2021	#3,919	38	23.2
2022	#4,550	31	18.9
2023	#3,814	40	24.9
2024	#3,618	43	26.5
2025	#3,282	48	29.9

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