Given name & surname
Okey
“from the center of the ocean”
Okey is a variant of Oki. One Japanese interpretation is “from the center of the ocean.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Okey is a variant of Oki. One Japanese interpretation is “from the center of the ocean.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Okey is a variant of Oki. An origin associated with Oki is Japanese.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1881. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Okey through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,462
- 1,462 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1925
- 48 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 7 in 1995. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 48 in 1925. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 571 as a first name in 2020; 735 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.
Okey’s family of names
Okey has a related form in Oki. In English usage, Okey as a surname has an alternative spelling in Oakey.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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