How Many People Are Named Oaken?
An estimated 162 people in the United States have the first name Oaken. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 7 years old, and Oaken peaked in popularity in 2019 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Oaken as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Oaken paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
162
About 1 in 2,115,768 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
7
years old
Peak Year
2019
25 births
Total Registered
163
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Oaken
Oaken is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 163 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Oaken as a male name
Ranked #5,174 in 2024
19 male births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (25 births)
Oaken: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Oaken span from the 2010s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 85 babies were registered. Oaken remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Oaken by Decade
How has Oaken tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Oaken + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Oaken as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Oaken
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Oaken: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Oaken?
We estimate approximately 162 people named Oaken are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,115,768 Americans share this first name.
Is Oaken a common name?
Oaken is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 71.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 163 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Oaken most popular?
Oaken reached peak popularity in 2019, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Oaken is approximately 7 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Oaken a male name?
Oaken is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Oaken Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Oaken Smith, Oaken Johnson, Oaken Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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