Given name & surname
Oakes
“from the oak-tree grove”
Oakes is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “from the oak-tree grove.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “from the oak-tree grove.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2012. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Oakes through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 283
- 283 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 56 babies
- 2025
- 56
- #2,438 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +138%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 56 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,438 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 137.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Tennessee had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 142 as a first name in 2020; 17,086 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Oakes’s family of names
Oakes has a related form in Oakley. Oakes has a related form in Oak. Oakes has a related form in Oachs.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 12
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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People named Oakes
- Oakes FegleyAmerican actorborn 2004
- Oakes AmesAmerican botanist (1874-1950)
- Oakes AmesAmerican manufacturer, capitalist, and member of the United States House of Representatives (1804-1873)
- Oakes MurphyAmerican politician (1849-1908)
- Oakes Angier AmesAmerican philanthropist and businessman (1829–1899)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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