Oaklyn

What Oaklyn means

Variant of Oakley, meaning “oak + woodland clearing, glade”

variant of Oakley || From Old English Āclēa, from āc (“oak”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”), thus a clearing in an oak forest; equivalent to oak +‎ -ley (“lea”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Oaklyn” (revision 93359169) and “Oakley” (revision 93937454), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Oaklyn?

US: Rising: up from #3059 in 2015. England & Wales: New in the last 10 years.

Biggest US share so far: 2018, when 630 girls got the name (#494 that year). First in the US records in 2006.

How common

• About 1 in 3,525 baby girls in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 28,142 baby girls in England and Wales in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in KY (1.68 per 1,000 girls), WV (1.38 per 1,000 girls), IA (1.1 per 1,000 girls) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed girls born in each state.

US vs UK

Oaklyn is #637 in the US and #2788 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (girls). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 95.2% of US babies named Oaklyn were girls.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

Other spellings

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Oaklynn1,964 US · 4 E&W
• Oaklynne23 US
• Oaklin8 US
• Oaklen6 US
• Oaklyne6 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Oaklyn

Girls

• Rosalie#171“rose”^*
• Ariella#174Form of Ariel, meaning “lion of God”^*
• Blakely#191Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #191 vs #1,407 in 2025
• June#150From the word “name”^*
• Sloane#141Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #327 in 2015, #141 in 2025
• Alice#65“noble + character”^*

For a brother

• Weston#55Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #120 in 2015, #55 in 2025
• Ellis#243“benevolent, kind”^*
• Everett#77Same root as Everard, meaning “wild boar + hard, brave”^*
• Barrett#171Editor’s note 2,138 US babies in 2025, but under 3 in England & Wales
• Elliott#160“my God is Yahweh”^*
• Brooks#64Variant of Brook, meaning “swamp, marsh”^*

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Oaklyn’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.