Is Oak a boy or girl name?

Oak is a boy’s name. Of the 674 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 4.0% were girls and 96.0% were boys.

Oak

Recorded 1920–2025 · United States

Oak was most popular in 2023, when 76 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,252 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,022, with 59 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 674 people named Oak.

Oak over time

Births per year. The dot marks Oak’s peak in 2023. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Oak a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Oak is a boy’s name — 4.0% of the 674 Americans given it were girls and 96.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 5% girls and 95% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org