Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Oaks

Gender

Male

Origin

English
near the oak trees

Pronunciation

o(a)-ks

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #2827, 45 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2884, 43 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoys
202543
202445
202330
202233
202134
202021
201920
201815
201712
20166

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #4266, 4 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025–
20244
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence