Name profile

Ocean

Simply from the English word ocean for a large body of water.

Usage languagesEnglish
US rank (2025)#717

Meaning and history

From the English word ocean, meaning a large body of water, ultimately derived from Greek Ὠκεανός (Okeanos), the name of the body of water thought to surround the Earth.

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20062006: 83 births, rank #1,698
2007: 99 births, rank #1,576
2008: 113 births, rank #1,452
2009: 89 births, rank #1,731
2010: 80 births, rank #1,816
20112011: 70 births, rank #1,968
2012: 63 births, rank #2,132
2013: 87 births, rank #1,695
2014: 84 births, rank #1,781
2015: 82 births, rank #1,815
20162016: 105 births, rank #1,563
2017: 111 births, rank #1,502
2018: 166 births, rank #1,154
2019: 184 births, rank #1,085
2020: 292 births, rank #794
20212021: 368 births, rank #712
2022: 473 births, rank #596
2023: 466 births, rank #609
2024: 485 births, rank #590
20252025: 375 births, rank #717

Ocean moved from #592 to #720 for boys between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2024, with 485 births.