Oak
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Oak
Oak, a symbol of solidity, strength, and longevity, is joining Cedar and Pine as a viable name, one that would work especially well in the middle.
Oak for boys#2344 US
If you'd prefer to take the longer route to the name, you can consider the surnames Oakes or Oakley.
Oak for girls
Ten times as many boys are named Oak as girls: about 50 boys last year to five girls. Of course, nature names don't have any traditional gender identification the way names like John and Mary do, so Oak works well for all babies. Oakley is the most popular Oak name for babies of all genders.
Pronounced OHK.
As of October 2026, Oak ranked #2344 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2139 in 2023.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,753 | 28 | 14.6 |
| 2015 | #4,148 | 25 | 13 |
| 2016 | #2,921 | 41 | 21.6 |
| 2017 | #3,234 | 36 | 19.4 |
| 2018 | #3,498 | 32 | 17.6 |
| 2019 | #2,722 | 47 | 26.2 |
| 2020 | #2,911 | 41 | 23.8 |
| 2021 | #2,576 | 51 | 29.2 |
| 2022 | #2,608 | 52 | 29.8 |
| 2023 | #2,139 | 68 | 39.8 |
| 2024 | #2,429 | 57 | 33.1 |
| 2025 | #2,344 | 59 | 34.5 |
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Famous Oaks
- Okieriete 'Oak' OnaodowanBoy
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- Coastal Oak JosephBoy
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Oak in pop culture
- Professor Samuel OakBoy
character from Pokemon
- Gabriel OakBoy
companion to protagonist Bathsheba Everdene from Thomas Hardy's "Far from the Madding Crowd"
- Oak IslandBoth
island in Nova Scotia famous for its supposed buried treasure