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Ocean

“The sea” — English origin

Boy's name · #717 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Ocean has appeared in US records since 1974 — best rank #590 (2024) · 4,411 babies named Ocean all-time · 1 in 4,500 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 5,700 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 5,900 boys in Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 7,600 boys in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 28 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Oceans

• Ocean Vuong — Vietnamese American poet, essayist and novelist (born 1988)
• Ocean Mushure — association football player
• Ocean Hai — Chinese singer
• Ocean Ou — Taiwanese singer
• Ocean Wisdom — British rapper

In stories & tradition

• Ocean Master — Aquaman · Justice League
• Ocean Pony — Wild Kratts

What Oceans become

Among 23 notable people named Ocean:

Entertainers appear 3.36× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ocean Hai, Chinese singer.

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