Is Ocean a boy or girl name?
Ocean is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 325 girls and 483 boys were named Ocean, so 40.2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 46.3% of the 7,504 US babies named Ocean were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #591
- Girl rank, 2024
- #833
- Babies named Ocean since 1971
- 7,504
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 854 babies
Boys and girls named Ocean, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6 | 22 | 78.6% |
| 1980s | 0 | 19 | 100% |
| 1990s | 235 | 350 | 59.8% |
| 2000s | 678 | 677 | 50% |
| 2010s | 1,031 | 838 | 44.8% |
| 2020s | 2,080 | 1,568 | 43% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 483 | #591 | 325 | #833 |
| 2023 | 465 | #609 | 335 | #823 |
| 2022 | 472 | #597 | 382 | #755 |
| 2021 | 368 | #712 | 313 | #871 |
| 2020 | 292 | #795 | 213 | #1,129 |
| 2019 | 184 | #1,087 | 193 | #1,212 |
| 2018 | 166 | #1,158 | 119 | #1,736 |
| 2017 | 111 | #1,504 | 77 | #2,378 |
| 2016 | 105 | #1,573 | 85 | #2,260 |
| 2015 | 82 | #1,821 | 65 | #2,731 |
| 2014 | 84 | #1,791 | 79 | #2,344 |
| 2013 | 86 | #1,720 | 62 | #2,800 |
| 2012 | 63 | #2,149 | 58 | #2,969 |
| 2011 | 70 | #1,982 | 43 | #3,645 |
| 2010 | 80 | #1,826 | 57 | #3,001 |
| 2009 | 89 | #1,740 | 60 | #2,923 |
| 2008 | 112 | #1,475 | 75 | #2,529 |
| 2007 | 99 | #1,590 | 91 | #2,192 |
| 2006 | 83 | #1,708 | 67 | #2,692 |
| 2005 | 67 | #1,906 | 93 | #2,027 |
| 2004 | 45 | #2,473 | 73 | #2,363 |
| 2003 | 69 | #1,759 | 66 | #2,486 |
| 2002 | 54 | #2,039 | 56 | #2,737 |
| 2001 | 32 | #2,909 | 50 | #2,913 |
| 2000 | 28 | #3,131 | 46 | #3,056 |
| 1999 | 27 | #3,075 | 43 | #3,091 |
| 1998 | 32 | #2,634 | 57 | #2,450 |
| 1997 | 35 | #2,384 | 71 | #2,018 |
| 1996 | 32 | #2,472 | 39 | #3,074 |
| 1995 | 25 | #2,900 | 33 | #3,406 |
| 1994 | 38 | #2,164 | 39 | #3,025 |
| 1993 | 24 | #2,921 | 23 | #4,492 |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,539 | 19 | #5,205 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,968 | 10 | #8,415 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,831 | 16 | #5,756 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,309 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 8 | #8,979 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,301 |
| 1974 | 6 | #5,067 | 8 | #6,678 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,217 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ocean reached #591 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #755 in 2022. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.