Ocean
How to say it: OH-shun · /ˈoʊʃən/
English word name from Greek 'Okeanos', the god of the great world-encircling sea.
Ocean was the 666th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 720 babies of either sex (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up 4.8-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #418 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #666 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 (both sexes) | 720 |
| Share of births | 1 in 4,604 |
| Peak decade | 2020s |
| Change over 10 years | ×4.8 |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #418 |
| In France, 2025 | #2,436 among boys’ names, 5 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Recent decades account for nearly the whole story of Ocean. Now at its height in the 2020s, it is set to climb higher.
What goes with it
Airy and open, Ocean carries soft breathy tones rooted in nature. Cove makes a watery partner.
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Ocean is about 1 in 192.
Around the world
This spelling is used in English, French, Greek.
In France: #2,436 for boys in 2025.
England and Wales: #307.
Famous people named Ocean
- Ocean Vuong (born 1988)Vietnamese American poet, essayist and novelist
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