Recorded 1895–1921 Girls' name Peak 1918 22 births

Ocea — girls' name

22 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.

1890s51910s111920s6
1910s
Peak decade

50% 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.

What the Data Says About Ocea

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Ocea between 1895 and 1921, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ocea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1921. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ocea performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ocea shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ocea in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 22 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ocea at a glance

Last recorded 1921

Total births

22

Since 1895

27 years of records

Peak year

1918

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1921

Active since

1895

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1921

Ocea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1895

Last recorded 1921
Peak year (1918)
6
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
4.555.566.5 1921191819111895 5

Ocea by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
11 births that decade — 50% of Ocea's all-time total
1890s51910s111920s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ocea?
22 babies have been named Ocea since 1895. It was last recorded in 1921. 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?
Ocea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1895, spanning 27 years of data through 1921.
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1895–1921 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.