Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2004

Oceana

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,562 Trend ↑ Rising 20%
Rank 2025
#3,562
among girls · ↑1,548 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
43
named Oceana · +65% vs 2024
How common
1 in 37,378
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2004
53 babies
All-time total
1,147
#6,828 all-time among girls
First recorded
1915
in Social Security records

Oceana popularity over time

1,147 babies have been named Oceana since 1915, 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
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2004Girls

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 Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s 5 1 – #4,786
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s 11 1 – #9,277
1980s 25 3 +127% #6,425
1990s 226 23 +804% #3,409
2000s 371 37 +64% #2,986
2010s 304 30 -18% #4,164
2020s (to 2025) 205 34 +12% #3,562

Where Oceana is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (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 girls Implied rank
2026 44 0.03 outside top 500
2027 45 0.03 outside top 500
2028 46 0.03 outside top 500
2029 47 0.03 outside top 500
2030 48 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Oceana

Oceana is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,562 in 2025 with 43 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1915, 1,147 American babies have been named Oceana. Its peak came in 2004, when 53 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

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 Oceana stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Oceana?

The median living Oceana is about 17 years old; half are between 8 and 25. An estimated 1,100 people named Oceana are alive in the United States today.

median 17 020406080100

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

Oceana year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 43 #3,562
2024 26 #5,110
2023 35 #4,169
2022 42 #3,692
2021 32 #4,390
2020 27 #4,853
2019 30 #4,625
2018 32 #4,430
2017 35 #4,205
2016 28 #4,954
2015 23 #5,791
2014 36 #4,164
2013 26 #5,272
2012 33 #4,459
2011 33 #4,443
2010 28 #5,073
2009 30 #4,906
2008 36 #4,333
2007 42 #3,837
2006 37 #4,062
2005 29 #4,673
2004 53 #2,986
2003 39 #3,640
2002 30 #4,252
2001 42 #3,298
2000 33 #3,861
1995 26 #4,072
1990 30 #3,601
1985 6 #10,260
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1915 5 #4,786
1910 – –
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Famous people named Oceana

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Oceana Oceana German singer (born 1982) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Oceana?

The median living Oceana is about 17 years old. Half of all living Oceanas are between 8 and 25 years old.

How many people named Oceana are alive today?

An estimated 1,100 people named Oceana are alive in the United States, based on 1,147 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Oceana in 2025?

Oceana ranked #3,562 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 43 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Oceana?

1,147 babies have been named Oceana in the United States since 1915, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Oceana most popular?

Oceana peaked in 2004, when 53 newborns received the name.

Is Oceana a boy or girl name?

Oceana is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Oceana rising or falling?

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

Will Oceana become more popular?

Oceana is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 48 girls named Oceana in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Oceana?

Well-known people named Oceana include Oceana (singer).

Names like Oceana

Names that sound and feel close to Oceana: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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