Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Oakland*

#3,461 most common boys' name of all time · #8,437 across all names · 83% male / 17% female · used 1919–2025 · notable crossover

Rank among boys
#3,461
Rank overall
#8,437 of 105,966
First appeared
1919
Years on the list
30 of 146
All-time
1,701
Since 2016
1,454
Peak year
2025 #1,244
Best rank
#1,244 2025
Girls Boys peak 208/yr
192019401960198020002020

Oakland first appears in 1919. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 48 160 208 #1,244
2024 43 151 194 #1,298
2023 40 149 189 #1,291
2022 31 158 189 #1,246
2021 38 151 189 #1,264
2020 28 114 142 #1,493
2019 22 86 108 #1,795
2018 8 101 109 #1,619
2017 6 65 71 #2,110
2016 8 47 55 #2,638
2015 5 36 41 #3,166
2014 9 29 38 #3,633
2013 6 26 32 #3,884
2012 19 19 #4,893
2011 12 12 #6,642
2010 9 9 #8,238
2009 7 7 #9,986
2008 8 8 #9,120
2007 6 6 #11,068
2006 13 13 #6,151
2005 7 7 #9,252
2004 7 7 #9,087
2003 8 8 #7,978
2002 7 7 #8,592
2001 6 6 #9,411
2000 5 5 #10,545
1997 5 5 #9,461
1923 5 5 #4,756
1922 7 7 #3,835
1919 5 5 #4,760