How Many People Are Named Oaks?
An estimated 235 people in the United States have the first name Oaks. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 5 years old, and Oaks peaked in popularity in 2024 with 45 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Oaks 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 Oaks paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
235
About 1 in 1,458,529 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
5
years old
Peak Year
2024
45 births
Total Registered
237
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Oaks
Oaks is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 237 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Oaks as a male name
Ranked #2,856 in 2024
45 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (45 births)
Oaks: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Oaks span from the 2010s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 163 babies were registered. Oaks remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Oaks by Decade
How has Oaks 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.
Oaks by State
Birth registrations for Oaks span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Utah, California, Arizona. The lowest are in Arizona, California, Utah. On average, about 18 Oakss were registered per state.
Oaks + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Oaks as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Oaks
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Oaks: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Oaks?
We estimate approximately 235 people named Oaks 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 1,458,529 Americans share this first name.
Is Oaks a common name?
Oaks is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 237 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Oaks most popular?
Oaks reached peak popularity in 2024, when 45 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Oaks is approximately 5 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Oaks a male name?
Oaks is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Oaks Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Oaks Smith, Oaks Johnson, Oaks 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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