Ocean
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Unisex
Ocean is a name of English origin, meaning “ocean”. In 2025 it ranked 325th for girls in the UK (148 babies) and 717th for boys in the US (375 babies).
What does Ocean mean?
English: the English word, from Greek okeanos
“ocean”
The word goes back to Oceanus, the Greek Titan of the great river believed to encircle the world.
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Is Ocean a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Ocean has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 148 girls and 36 boys in the UK and 345 girls and 375 boys in the US.
How popular is Ocean in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #325among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 148about 1 in 1,900 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 115% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 148 girls in the UK were named Ocean, making it the 325th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 454th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 182 girls. 36 boys were also named Ocean in 2025 (936th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Ocean in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 80% of the babies named Ocean in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 306th in England and Wales and 539th in Scotland.
Ocean in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 148 | #325 |
| 2024 | 153 | #317 |
| 2023 | 182 | #274 |
| 2022 | 146 | #331 |
| 2021 | 151 | #346 |
| 2020 | 100 | #454 |
| 2019 | 66 | #645 |
| 2018 | 59 | #731 |
| 2017 | 61 | #727 |
| 2016 | 56 | #767 |
| 2015 | 54 | #784 |
| 2014 | 53 | #792 |
| 2013 | 60 | #729 |
| 2012 | 69 | #660 |
| 2011 | 38 | #997 |
| 2010 | 69 | #631 |
| 2009 | 64 | #636 |
| 2008 | 68 | #611 |
| 2007 | 62 | #630 |
| 2006 | 41 | #809 |
| 2005 | 62 | #581 |
| 2004 | 43 | #716 |
| 2003 | 38 | #766 |
| 2002 | 33 | #812 |
| 2001 | 21 | #1,070 |
| 2000 | 22 | #1,043 |
| 1999 | 18 | #1,194 |
| 1998 | 38 | #717 |
| 1997 | 38 | #719 |
| 1996 | 23 | #958 |
How popular is Ocean in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #717among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 375about 1 in 4,600 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 107% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 375 boys in the US were named Ocean, making it the 717th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 794th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 485 boys. It first appears in the records in 1974. 345 girls were also named Ocean in 2025 (785th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Ocean in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 386 boys in the US were given Ocean or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #662, up from #717 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 48% of the babies named Ocean in the US were girls.
Ocean in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 375 | #717 |
| 2024 | 485 | #590 |
| 2023 | 466 | #609 |
| 2022 | 473 | #596 |
| 2021 | 368 | #712 |
| 2020 | 292 | #794 |
| 2019 | 184 | #1,085 |
| 2018 | 166 | #1,154 |
| 2017 | 111 | #1,502 |
| 2016 | 105 | #1,563 |
| 2015 | 82 | #1,815 |
| 2014 | 84 | #1,781 |
| 2013 | 87 | #1,694 |
| 2012 | 63 | #2,131 |
| 2011 | 70 | #1,967 |
| 2010 | 80 | #1,815 |
| 2009 | 89 | #1,730 |
| 2008 | 113 | #1,452 |
| 2007 | 99 | #1,576 |
| 2006 | 83 | #1,698 |
| 2005 | 67 | #1,885 |
| 2004 | 45 | #2,448 |
| 2003 | 69 | #1,746 |
| 2002 | 54 | #2,015 |
| 2001 | 32 | #2,859 |
| 2000 | 28 | #3,069 |
| 1999 | 27 | #3,027 |
| 1998 | 32 | #2,596 |
| 1997 | 35 | #2,344 |
| 1996 | 32 | #2,436 |
| 1995 | 25 | #2,842 |
| 1994 | 38 | #2,118 |
| 1993 | 24 | #2,859 |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,228 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,632 |
Names like Ocean
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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