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UK boy's name

Oakley-Jay

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-Jay is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Oakley-Jay popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #2088, with 11 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2022, with 11 births.

This profile covers 44 England and Wales registrations across 7 recorded years from 2016 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.

The latest count is about 100% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.

We estimate that about 44 living people in the UK are called Oakley-Jay. 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-Jay ranked #2088 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 11 registrations.
  • The name peaked in 2022, when 11 boys were registered as Oakley-Jay.
  • About 44 living people in the UK are estimated to have Oakley-Jay as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.

Latest rank (E&W)

#2088

2024

Births in 2024

11

Latest year

Peak year

2022

11 births

Estimated living

44

2026

Popularity

Oakley-Jay over time

The chart below shows babies named Oakley-Jay registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2016 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-Jay, the clearest high point is 2022. The latest England and Wales figure is 11 births in 2024, compared with 11 at the peak.

Babies born per year

Oakley-Jay
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Decades

Oakley-Jay by decade

Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Oakley-Jay 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 #3051 36 5
2010s #4145 8 2

Related

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FAQ

Oakley-Jay: questions and answers

How popular is the name Oakley-Jay in the UK right now?

In 2024, Oakley-Jay was ranked #2088 for boys in England and Wales, with 11 births registered.

When was Oakley-Jay most popular?

The peak year on record was 2022, with 11 babies registered as Oakley-Jay in England and Wales.

How many people are called Oakley-Jay in the UK?

A total of 44 babies have been registered as Oakley-Jay across the 7 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.