How Many People Are Named Oxford?
An estimated 102 people in the United States have the first name Oxford. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 8 years old, and Oxford peaked in popularity in 2020 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Oxford 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 Oxford paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
102
About 1 in 3,360,337 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
8
years old
Peak Year
2020
14 births
Total Registered
103
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Oxford
Oxford is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 103 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Oxford as a male name
Ranked #9,614 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (14 births)
Oxford: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Oxford span from the 2010s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 55 babies were registered. Oxford remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Oxford by Decade
How has Oxford 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.
Oxford + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Oxford as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Oxford
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Oxford: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Oxford?
We estimate approximately 102 people named Oxford 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 3,360,337 Americans share this first name.
Is Oxford a common name?
Oxford is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 64.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 103 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Oxford most popular?
Oxford reached peak popularity in 2020, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Oxford is approximately 8 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Oxford a male name?
Oxford is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Oxford Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Oxford Smith, Oxford Johnson, Oxford 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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