Oceanus — #12262 US boys' name
6 babies named Oceanus in U.S. Social Security records since 2024, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 14% of names given to boys today.
100% of everyone ever named Oceanus was born in this single decade.
6 babies were named Oceanus in 2024 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Oceanus
The Social Security Administration has registered 6 babies named Oceanus between 2024 and 2024, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Oceanus currently holds the #12262 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 6 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Oceanus performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Oceanus 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 6 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.
Oceanus at a glance
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Current rank
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Oceanus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2024
- Peak year (2024)
- 6
- Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
Currently ranks #12262 among boys.
6 total births across 1 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2024 with 6 births in a single year.
Oceanus by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2020s
- 6 births that decade — 100% of Oceanus's all-time total
Oceanus decade highlights
- Peak decade 6 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2020s was Oceanus's strongest decade
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 100% of all-time use.
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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, 2024–2024 (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.