Ocean

What Ocean means

Means “sea”

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

Source: Wiktionary, “Ocean” (revision 91368908), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Ocean?

US: Rising: up from #2712 in 2015. England & Wales: Rising: up from #760 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2022, when 382 girls got the name (#754 that year). First in the US records in 1971.

How common

• About 1 in 4,659 baby girls in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 1,771 baby girls in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 3,578 baby girls in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in NV (0.54 per 1,000 girls), UT (0.53 per 1,000 girls), TN (0.44 per 1,000 girls) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed girls born in each state.

US vs UK

Ocean is #785 in the US and #306 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (girls). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 52.1% of US babies named Ocean were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

Other spellings

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Oceane10 US · 9 E&W
• Oceann10 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Ocean

Girls

• Sage#160“sedge”^*
• Ivy#39From the word “ivy”^*
• Aspen#266Editor’s note Used for both: 82% of US babies named Aspen in 2025 were girls
• Wynter#456Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1962, with 5 babies
• Magnolia#124Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #634 in 2015, #124 in 2025
• August#960“month of August”^*

For a brother

• Aspen#920Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1990, with 8 babies
• Tate#193Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #420 in 2015, #193 in 2025
• Alden#598“old + friend”^*
• Sage#455“sedge”^*
• Briar#686Editor’s note Used for both: 34% of US babies named Briar in 2025 were boys
• August#81“month of August”^*

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under English, whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Ocean’s. Rank is US 2025.