57%RatingSave Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage English Pronounced Pron. OK-lee [key·IPA] Meaning & History From an English surname that was from various place names meaning "oak clearing" in Old English. A famous bearer of the surname was the American sharpshooter Annie Oakley (1860-1926). PopularityDetails Last ranked #67 in 2021 (m) #720 in 2021 (f) England and Wales Last ranked #86 in 2022 New Zealand Last ranked #157 in 2022 (f) #393 in 2022 (m) United States People think this name isRate·Details modern youthful informal common natural strong strange simple comedic Categories drag racers, isograms, male to female, mascots, nature, surnames, trees, women's history