Ocean

“The sea” — English origin

Boy's name · #720 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Ocean reached its best rank, #592, in 2024 and ranked #720 in 2025. About 4,400 boys have carried it since 1974. In Hawaii it runs about 7× its national rate. About 56% of babies named Ocean in recent years have been boys.

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 24 notable people named Ocean:

Entertainers appear 3.49× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ocean Hai, Chinese singer.

Similar names: Zen · Kenzo · Anakin · Kylin · Ronin · Flynn

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