Oakley began its life in an English meadow, an Old English place name meaning "oak clearing," and eventually became a surname, a sunglasses brand, and a sharpshooter: Annie Oakley, the Ohio-born marksman who outshot everyone in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. It crossed into first-name territory in the 2010s and has climbed fast as a unisex choice, currently sitting in the U.S. top 160s. Two syllables, a long open o, the warm ley ending that so many modern parents love. Oakley feels outdoorsy without trying, American without costume, steady without being stiff.
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1880 to today
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Sibling name ideas
- Hayden
- Elliott
- Elliot
- Beckett
- Peyton
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- Beckett
- Peyton
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