Given name & surname
Oakey
“from the oak-tree grove”
Oakey is a variant of Oakes. One English interpretation is “from the oak-tree grove.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Oakey is a variant of Oakes. One English interpretation is “from the oak-tree grove.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Oakey is a variant of Oakes. An origin associated with Oakes is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1922. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Oakey through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1922
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1922. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 618 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.
Oakey’s family of names
Oakey has a related form in Oakes. In English usage, Oakey as a surname has an alternative spelling in Okey.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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