Girls' name · since 1915
Oceana
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 1,147 babies named Oceana, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,831 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,525 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,147
- born since 1915
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Oceana is the #3525 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,147 recorded since 1915.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oceana has been recorded 1,147 times among girls since 1915, currently ranked #3525 nationally and more common than 80% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #6,831 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,525 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,147 born since 1915
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oceana ranks #6,831 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,525 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,147 born since 1915, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,831 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,525 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,147
- born since 1915
- 2000s
- peak decade
Oceana's 1,147 recorded births place it above 90.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Oceana compares
1,147 Top 30% higher than 70% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Oceana's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Oceana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,147 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 53 | 21 | 19,840 |
Oceana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Oceana's full recorded timeline at 2005, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 53 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Oceana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 53
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Oceana by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (371 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Oceana's strongest decade.
371 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Oceana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 25
1980s
25 births
- 1990s
1990s
226 births
- 2000s
2000s
371 births
- 2010s
2010s
304 births
- 2020s
2020s
205 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 371 births (32% of all-time use).
How Oceana compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Oceana's total volume
Oceana by state
Where Oceana concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 177 | 15.4% |
| #2 | Florida | | 39 | 3.4% |
| #3 | Colorado | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #4 | Washington | | 5 | 0.4% |
177 of 1,147 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Oceana's data
- Oceana's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (371 total births) through the 2020s (205) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Oceanas (177 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 Oceana
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Oceana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Oceana 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.