Recorded 1922–1927 Girls' name Peak 1927 16 births

Oceal — girls' name

16 babies named Oceal in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s16
1920s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Oceal was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

6 babies were named Oceal in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Oceal

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Oceal between 1922 and 1927, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Oceal currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1927. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Oceal performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Oceal 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 16 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.

Oceal at a glance

Last recorded 1927

Total births

16

Since 1922

6 years of records

Peak year

1927

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1927

Active since

1922

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 1927

Oceal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–1922

Last recorded 1927
Peak year (1927)
6
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
4.555.566.5 192719231922 5

Oceal by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
16 births that decade — 100% of Oceal's all-time total
1920s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Oceal?
16 babies have been named Oceal since 1922. It was last recorded in 1927. The peak year was 1927 with 6 births.
When was Oceal most popular?
Oceal was most popular in the 1920s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
How long has the name Oceal been used?
Oceal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 6 years of data through 1927.
What names are similar to Oceal?
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, 1922–1927 (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.