Unisex name · since 1974
Ocean
4,411 babies named Ocean in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,935 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #719 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,411
- born since 1974
- 2020s
- peak decade
4,411 babies have been named Ocean since 1974, making it today's #719 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Ocean recorded 4,411 times among boys since 1974, holding rank #719 nationally today, ahead of 95% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #1,935 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #719 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,411 born since 1974
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ocean ranks #1,935 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #719 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,411 born since 1974, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,935 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #719 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,411
- born since 1974
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ocean's 4,411 recorded births place it above 95.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ocean compares
4,411 Top 14% higher than 86% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ocean's all-time total is 12x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ocean | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,411 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 485 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ocean's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ocean splits its recorded history at 2007: 86% of all births land in the more recent half, 14% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1974 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 485 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ocean popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 485
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Ocean popularity over time - girls
3,822 total births recorded since 1971 (Ocean as girls' name)
Ocean by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (2,459 births, 56% of the file).
2020s was Ocean's strongest decade.
2,459 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Ocean births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1990s 235
1990s
235 births
- 2000s 679
2000s
679 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,032 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,459 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 2,459 births (56% of all-time use).
How Ocean compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ocean's total volume
Ocean by state
Where Ocean concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 767 | 17.4% |
| #2 | Florida | | 449 | 10.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 315 | 7.1% |
| #4 | Texas | | 263 | 6.0% |
| #5 | Hawaii | | 127 | 2.9% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 125 | 2.8% |
| #7 | Washington | | 123 | 2.8% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 103 | 2.3% |
767 of 4,411 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Ocean appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ocean's data
- California records the most Oceans (767 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Ocean
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ocean: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~51 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1974–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Ocean 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 August 2026.