Oaken
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning made of oak wood.
Babies a year
11
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Oaken by the numbers
Oaken was given to 11 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 11 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Oaken. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Oaklenoak tree clearing; a variant of Oakley21 in England and Wales (2025)
- Oakesoak trees; place name8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Oakleyoak clearing1,377 in England and Wales (2025)
- Oaklynoak tree clearing; a modern respelling of Oakley472 in the US (2017)
- Oakleeoak clearing; a modern respelling of Oakley340 in the US (2017)
- Olsenson of Ole; patronymic surname28 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a forest or wood
Like Oaken, each of these has a forest or wood in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Sawyerone who saws wood; woodcutter5,531 in the US (2017)
- Silasof the forest, woods3,309 in the US (2017)
- Lennoxelm grove or from the place of the elms1,200 in the US (2017)
- Emberglowing piece of coal or wood192 in England and Wales (2025)
- Henleyhigh wood or clearing670 in the US (2017)
- Keithforest; from gaelic cèith582 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a tree
Like Oaken, each of these has a tree in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Oliverolive tree; peace3,154 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hazelthe hazel tree; hazel-eyed5,019 in the US (2017)
- Rowanlittle red one; the rowan tree1,398 in England and Wales (2025)
- Willowthe willow tree; grace, flexibility1,384 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ashtonash tree settlement3,129 in the US (2017)
- Ashleyash tree meadow2,549 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Oaken
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