Oakland
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Oakland
A Californian city name that feels like a natural successor to trendy unisex Oakley and Oaklynn.
Oakland for boys#1248 US
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 OHK-lund.
As of October 2026, Oakland ranked #3282 in US births in 2025 SSA.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | #3,668 | 29 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | #3,205 | 36 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | #2,650 | 47 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | #2,126 | 65 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | #1,621 | 101 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | #1,801 | 86 |
| 2020 | #4,727 | 28 | #1,501 | 113 |
| 2021 | #3,919 | 38 | #1,265 | 151 |
| 2022 | #4,550 | 31 | #1,246 | 158 |
| 2023 | #3,814 | 40 | #1,296 | 148 |
| 2024 | #3,618 | 43 | #1,296 | 151 |
| 2025 | #3,282 | 48 | #1,248 | 160 |
World rankings
Oakland for boys
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