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A Californian city name that feels like a natural successor to trendy unisex Oakley and Oaklynn.

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Place Names for Babies

Oakland

7 Letter Boy Names

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Two Syllable Names for Boys

Place Names

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Names That Mean Oak

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Oakland is a place name associated mainly with the city near San Francisco, pretty obviously meaning "oak land". Theoretically unisex but used mainly for boys, Oakland is one of a trending group of oak-related names, led by Oakley for both genders, with Oakland and Oaklen trending for boys while baby girls are more often given spellings Oaklynn and Oaklyn. 
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Rarely given as a name until the mid-2010s, use of Oakland has tripled since then, and is now given to around 150 boys - and to 40 girls - each year. 

Oakland

Oakland Origin and Meaning

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