Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2022

Ocean

Meaning sea Gender Unisex · 46% girls Rank 2025 #720 Trend ↑ Rising 113%

From ocean (“sea”), inspired by the fashionable French female name Océane.

Rank 2025
#720
among boys · ↓128 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
720
named Ocean · -11% vs 2024
How common
1 in 4,555
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2022
855 babies
All-time total
8,233
#1,935 all-time among boys
First recorded
1971
in Social Security records

Ocean popularity over time

8,233 babies have been named Ocean since 1971, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 22 6 28 3 – #5,067
1980s 19 – 19 2 -32% –
1990s 350 235 585 59 +2979% #2,164
2000s 677 679 1,356 136 +132% #1,461
2010s 838 1,032 1,870 187 +38% #1,087
2020s (to 2025) 1,916 2,459 4,375 729 +290% #592

Where Ocean is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 427 0.25 outside top 500
2027 477 0.28 outside top 500
2028 524 0.31 outside top 500
2029 568 0.33 outside top 500
2030 608 0.36 #497

Where Ocean is most popular

Boys named Ocean per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.251 per 1,000. Strongest in Hawaii, Nevada, and Florida.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Ocean born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Hawaii 38 2.45 +875%
Nevada 30 0.526 +110%
Florida 246 0.520 +107%
New York 191 0.441 +76%
Oregon 31 0.408 +63%
California 352 0.385 +53%
Rhode Island 6 0.368 +47%
North Carolina 92 0.360 +44%
Connecticut 24 0.355 +41%
Washington 57 0.348 +39%
New Jersey 70 0.348 +39%
Georgia 88 0.347 +38%
District of Columbia 5 0.339 +35%
Pennsylvania 76 0.286 +14%
Massachusetts 37 0.269 +7%
Virginia 50 0.264 +5%
Arizona 38 0.232 -7%
Utah 22 0.230 -8%
Maryland 26 0.218 -13%
Illinois 53 0.207 -17%
Louisiana 20 0.196 -22%
Texas 165 0.187 -25%
Colorado 24 0.186 -26%
Ohio 47 0.177 -29%
Tennessee 32 0.177 -29%
Michigan 34 0.166 -34%
Alabama 18 0.165 -34%
Indiana 24 0.150 -40%
Minnesota 18 0.147 -42%
Missouri 11 0.079 -68%
Arkansas 5 0.079 -69%
South Carolina 8 0.077 -69%
Kentucky 6 0.060 -76%
Alaska – – –
Delaware – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Oklahoma – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Ocean

Ocean is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #720 in 2025 with 375 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1971, 8,233 American babies have been named Ocean, about 54% boys and 46% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2022, when 855 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Ocean stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Ocean?

The median living Ocean is about 5 years old; half are between 2 and 15. An estimated 8,200 people named Ocean are alive in the United States today.

median 5 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Ocean year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 345 #787 375 #720
2024 328 #832 485 #592
2023 335 #823 466 #609
2022 382 #755 473 #596
2021 313 #871 368 #712
2020 213 #1,130 292 #795
2019 193 #1,212 184 #1,087
2018 119 #1,737 166 #1,158
2017 77 #2,379 111 #1,505
2016 85 #2,260 105 #1,574
2015 65 #2,731 82 #1,821
2014 79 #2,344 84 #1,791
2013 62 #2,800 87 #1,706
2012 58 #2,969 63 #2,149
2011 43 #3,646 70 #1,982
2010 57 #3,001 80 #1,826
2009 60 #2,923 89 #1,740
2008 75 #2,529 113 #1,461
2007 91 #2,192 99 #1,590
2006 67 #2,692 83 #1,708
2005 93 #2,028 67 #1,906
2004 73 #2,363 45 #2,473
2003 66 #2,486 69 #1,759
2002 56 #2,738 54 #2,039
2001 50 #2,913 32 #2,909
2000 46 #3,056 28 #3,131
1995 33 #3,406 25 #2,900
1990 16 #5,756 6 #7,833
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 9 #6,299 – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Ocean, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Ocean?

The median living Ocean is about 5 years old. Half of all living Oceans are between 2 and 15 years old.

How many people named Ocean are alive today?

An estimated 8,200 people named Ocean are alive in the United States, based on 8,233 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Ocean mean?

From ocean (“sea”), inspired by the fashionable French female name Océane.

How popular is the name Ocean in 2025?

Ocean ranked #720 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 375 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ocean?

8,233 babies have been named Ocean in the United States since 1971, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ocean most popular?

Ocean peaked in 2022, when 855 newborns received the name.

Is Ocean a boy or girl name?

Ocean is used for both: about 46% of babies named Ocean have been girls and 54% boys.

Is the name Ocean rising or falling?

Ocean is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Ocean become more popular?

Ocean is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 608 boys named Ocean in 2030, which would rank around #497. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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