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Okley

♂ Boy

Pronounced OHK-lee /ˈoʊkli/Medium

Meaning: Okley is a simplified spelling of Oakley, an English place and surname name meaning 'oak wood' or 'oak clearing,' from Old English 'ac' (oak) and 'leah' (clearing, meadow). Its meaning is inherited from that parent.Low

In 30 seconds: Okley is a spelling variant of Oakley, meaning 'oak clearing.' The surname-style name was rare and appears around 1922 (said OHK-lee).
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Origin LowEnglish
MeaningOkley is a simplified spelling of Oakley, an English place and surname name meaning 'oak wood' or 'oak clearing,' from Old English 'ac' (oak) and 'leah' (clearing, meadow). Its meaning is inherited from that parent.
U.S. rank (1957)#3860 ↘ Falling
1957 U.S. births6 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year1922
Total births (all-time)≈ 129

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 192219151957

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Okley reads as a pared-down form of Oakley, an English 'oak clearing' name that crossed from surname to first name. It belongs to the early-twentieth-century taste for surname-style boys' names drawn from the landscape.

It was never common, given to only about sixteen boys a year at its peak around 1922, and lingered faintly into the mid-century. A boy named Okley then would be a great-grandfather today.

Did you know? Okley shares its root with the famous surname Oakley, borne by the sharpshooter Annie Oakley, though the streamlined spelling was always the rarer of the two.
Overall data confidence 40%
References - Okley — Variant of Oakley; Old English 'oak clearing'; surname-to-given name

Variations

OakleyOakleighOakly

Nicknames

OakLee

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Okley mean?

It is a variant of Oakley, from Old English for 'oak wood' or 'oak clearing.'

How do you pronounce Okley?

It is said OHK-lee /ˈoʊkli/ - two syllables.

Is Okley a boy or girl name?

Okley is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Okley?

It was always rare in the United States, given to only about sixteen boys a year at its peak in the nineteen-twenties.

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