Ocean
An English word name from Greek Okeanos, the great river believed to encircle the world and the Titan who personified it.
Ocean in 2025
Ocean was given to 720 babies in the United States in 2025 — 375 boys and 345 girls, making it the 885th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 4,605 babies born.
The history of Ocean
Ocean reached its highest point in 2022, when 855 babies were given the name, ranking 755th that year.
Across the 55 years of records since 1971, 8,233 babies have been named Ocean. Half of them were born before 2020, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Ocean by decade
| Decade | Babies named Ocean | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28 | 6,699 |
| 1980s | 19 | 11,236 |
| 1990s | 585 | 2,629 |
| 2000s | 1,356 | 2,278 |
| 2010s | 1,870 | 1,410 |
| 2020s | 4,375 | 755 |
Where Ocean is heading
Ocean has grown more than 4.9 times over the past decade, from 147 babies in 2015 to 720 in 2025.
Names like Ocean
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Ocean.