Girls' name · since 1895

Ocea

27 babies named Ocea in U.S. Social Security records since 1895, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

27
total births
1895–2022
years on record
1910s
peak decade
41%
born in that decade

Ocea is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 27 have been recorded since 1895.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ocea has been recorded 27 times among girls since 1895, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1895 to 2022.

  • 27 total births
  • 1895–2022 years on record
  • 1910s peak decade
  • 41% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

27 girls have been named Ocea since 1895, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 2022.

27
total births
1895–2022
years on record
1910s
peak decade
41%
born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Ocea was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

6 babies were named Ocea in 1918 - its busiest year on record.

Ocea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Ocea's full recorded timeline at 1918, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1895, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Ocea at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

27

Since 1895

128 years of records

Peak year

1918

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1895

Recorded for 128 years

Last year on file: 2022

Ocea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1895–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1918)
6
Annual births at peak, across 128 years of records
4.555.566.5 18951911191819212022 5

Ocea by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

1910s was Ocea's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.

Ocea births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 11 births (41% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ocea?
27 babies have been named Ocea since 1895. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1918 with 6 births.
When was Ocea most popular?
Ocea was most popular in the 1910s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Ocea been used?
Records for Ocea go back to 1895, giving 128 years of history through 2022.
What names are similar to Ocea?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ocean, Oceana, Oceanna, Oceane, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Ocea's data

  • Ocea's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1895–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ocea: Baby Name Since 1895 - 27 Births, Peak 1918." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ocea. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ocea draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.