UK boy's name
Oakley-James
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Oakley-James is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Oakley-James popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #1132, with 25 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2024, with 25 births.
This profile covers 124 England and Wales registrations across 10 recorded years from 2015 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
Oakley-James is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 123 living people in the UK are called Oakley-James. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Oakley-James ranked #1132 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 25 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2024, when 25 boys were registered as Oakley-James.
- • About 123 living people in the UK are estimated to have Oakley-James as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#1132
2024
Births in 2024
25
Latest year
Peak year
2024
25 births
Estimated living
123
2026
Popularity
Oakley-James over time
The chart below shows babies named Oakley-James registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2015 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Oakley-James, the clearest high point is 2024. The latest England and Wales figure is 25 births in 2024, compared with 25 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Oakley-James by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Oakley-James was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #1427 | 94 | 5 |
| 2010s | #3193 | 30 | 5 |
Related
Names similar to Oakley-James
- Oliver 157,197
- Oscar 67,495
- Owen 33,517
- Ollie 13,193
- Oakley 9,838
- Omar 6,823
- Otis 6,395
- Oskar 4,827
- Olly 4,403
- Otto 3,839
- Osian 3,145
- Owain 2,310
FAQ
Oakley-James: questions and answers
How popular is the name Oakley-James in the UK right now?
In 2024, Oakley-James was ranked #1132 for boys in England and Wales, with 25 births registered.
When was Oakley-James most popular?
The peak year on record was 2024, with 25 babies registered as Oakley-James in England and Wales.
How many people are called Oakley-James in the UK?
A total of 124 babies have been registered as Oakley-James across the 10 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.