—2024 rank (unisex)
2022peak year
3,389babies named Ocean since 1880
▲ +68%5-year trend
Ocean popularity over 145 years
⚖️ Shared by both genders · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Ocean mean?
From the Greek Okeanos, the great river-encircling the world and a Titan in Greek myth. The English word became a rare unisex nature name in modern times.
OriginGreek
Syllables2
Genderunisex
Stylenature, mythic
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Spellings & variants
Océane
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