Unisex name
Oakley
11,639 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2024. Expression number: 6.
Origin
From Old English Āclēa, from āc (“oak”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”), thus a clearing in an oak forest; equivalent to oak + -ley (“lea”). Compare Ackley, Akeley and Oakleigh, which have the same origin.From Wiktionary, entry “Oakley”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2024: 1,484 births. 11,639 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 33rd among boys' names in 2025. It is given to girls (4%) as well as boys (96%). It is still given: 6,356 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 2024: 2,692 births. 26,745 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2020s. It is given to girls (57%) as well as boys (43%). It really came into use around 1912. It is still given: 12,966 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 5 + 7 = 24 → 6
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
3
expression, creativity, sociability
6 + 1 + 5 = 12 → 3
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
3
expression, creativity, sociability
2 + 3 + 7 = 12 → 3
- Digits missing from the name
- 4, 8, 9
- Most frequent digit
- 1 · initiative, independence, beginnings
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.