NameTides

Ocean

Ocean was the #717 boys' name in the US in 2025 (375 babies), and #873 in England & Wales and #2,095 in Canada.

Ocean as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Ocean as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020USIrelandEngland & WalesCanada
Ocean as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#717 (375)#873 (36)#676 (4)#2,095 (9)
2024#590 (485)#757 (45)—#927 (27)
2023#609 (466)#791 (41)—#1,115 (20)
2022#596 (473)#731 (45)—#944 (25)
2021#712 (368)#771 (43)—#729 (37)
2020#794 (292)#1,051 (26)—#1,071 (20)
2019#1,085 (184)#1,001 (28)—#1,029 (21)
2018#1,154 (166)#932 (31)—#1,389 (13)
2017#1,502 (111)#1,703 (14)—#1,510 (12)
2016#1,563 (105)#1,319 (20)—#1,578 (11)
2015#1,815 (82)#1,673 (14)—#1,681 (10)
2014#1,781 (84)#1,819 (12)—#1,657 (10)
2013#1,695 (87)#2,055 (10)—#1,926 (8)
2012#2,132 (63)#1,430 (17)—#1,971 (8)
2011#1,968 (70)#1,600 (14)—#2,629 (5)

Ocean as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Ocean as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesScotlandCanadaUS
Ocean as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#785 (345)#306 (143)#539 (5)——#834 (34)
2024#832 (328)#296 (149)#638 (4)—#631 (5)#993 (27)
2023#823 (335)#260 (172)#342 (10)—#856 (3)#907 (29)
2022#754 (382)#313 (140)#470 (6)—#747 (4)#653 (43)
2021#871 (313)#333 (142)#558 (5)#350 (4)—#877 (32)
2020#1,130 (213)#439 (96)#636 (4)——#823 (34)
2019#1,209 (193)#616 (64)———#1,138 (22)
2018#1,727 (119)#689 (58)———#863 (32)
2017#2,357 (77)#701 (58)#808 (3)——#881 (31)
2016#2,247 (85)#727 (55)———#1,191 (21)
2015#2,712 (65)#760 (51)#806 (3)——#951 (27)
2014#2,323 (79)#750 (52)———#1,229 (20)
2013#2,769 (62)#684 (58)———#1,165 (21)
2012#2,935 (58)#635 (66)#815 (3)——#931 (28)
2011#3,603 (43)#973 (36)———#689 (41)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2024 at #590.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1974.
  • In 2025, 48% of US babies named Ocean were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 4,500 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 4,500uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 7,600uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 5,900uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 18,000rare
USGirls2025about 1 in 4,700uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 1,800uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 3,600uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 4,400uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Ocean is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 3,900 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 2,800 to 1 in 5,200.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Ocean by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #604WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #807MNIllinois: #1,023ILMichigan: #540MINew York: #491NYMassachusetts: #690MAOregon: #474ORNevada: #443NVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #750OHPennsylvania: #792PANew Jersey: #488NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: #177RICalifornia: #602CAUtah: #621UTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #789MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #798VAMaryland: #702MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #844AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #512NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: #591LAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #422ALGeorgia: #792GAHawaii: #180HITexas: #809TXFlorida: #466FL
Ocean (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#71916

Ocean (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
OceanCanadaGirls#83434
OceanCanadaBoys#2,0959
OceanEngland & WalesGirls#306143
OceanEngland & WalesBoys#87336
OceanIrelandGirls—too few
OceanIrelandBoys#6764
OceanNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
OceanNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
OceanScotlandGirls#5395
OceanUSGirls#785345
OceanUSBoys#717375