boy's name
Oaks
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 1
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 294
Oaks is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 43 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2024, when 45 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 77,101 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2013.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Oaks over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2010s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 74 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 206 |
How popular is Oaks?
In 2025, Oaks was given to 43 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Oaks is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Oaks
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Oaks also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Oaks over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Oaks
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Oaks — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Oaks
How popular is the name Oaks?
In 2025, Oaks was given to 43 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Oaks a girl's or a boy's name?
Oaks is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Oaks?
Oaks has 1 syllable.
When was Oaks most popular?
Oaks peaked in 2024, when 45 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Oaks a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Oaks currently ranks #2,888 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.