Oaklyn
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Oaklyn
Oaklyn is one of the oak-related names moving up the popularity charts, along with more popular sister Oakley and near-identical twin Oaklynn. The Oaklynn spelling used for three times as many baby girls as Oaklyn -- 1800 vs. 600.
Oaklyn for girls#637 US
The suffix lyn means lake in Welsh so you can think of this as meaning oak lake.
Oaklyn for boys#4494 US
About 50 baby boys wee named Oaklyn in the US last year, vs. 600 baby girls. For girls, the Oaklynn spelling is three times more popular; for boys that's reversed.
For boys and girls, the most popular Oak name is Oakley. Oakland ranks second, then Oaklee, Oaklen, and finally Oak itself. Oaks and Oakes are up-and-coming.
Pronounced OAK-lin.
As of October 2026, Oaklyn ranked #637 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #494 in 2018.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,981 | 38 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #3,078 | 55 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #1,430 | 162 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #677 | 434 | #2,989 | 40 |
| 2018 | #494 | 630 | #2,499 | 52 |
| 2019 | #587 | 521 | #3,690 | 30 |
| 2020 | #561 | 523 | #3,013 | 39 |
| 2021 | #575 | 527 | #3,158 | 38 |
| 2022 | #527 | 592 | #2,780 | 47 |
| 2023 | #578 | 517 | #3,206 | 38 |
| 2024 | #598 | 503 | #3,364 | 35 |
| 2025 | #637 | 456 | #4,494 | 23 |
World rankings
Oaklyn for girls
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