Girls' name · since 1919
Ocelia
Since 1919, U.S. Social Security records show 32 babies named Ocelia, peaking in 1921. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #40,295 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 32
- born since 1919
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ocelia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 32 have been recorded since 1919.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ocelia has been recorded 32 times among girls since 1919, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1932.
- #40,295 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 32 born since 1919
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ocelia ranks #40,295 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 32 born since 1919, peaking in the 1920s.
- #40,295 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 32
- born since 1919
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ocelia's 32 recorded births place it above 44.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ocelia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ocelia's full recorded timeline at 1925, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1925, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ocelia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1932
- Peak year (1921)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Ocelia by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (20 births, 63% of the file).
1920s was Ocelia's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Ocelia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 7
1910s
7 births
- 1920s
1920s
20 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 20 births (63% of all-time use).
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What to do with Ocelia's data
- Ocelia's decade-level peak was the 1920s (20 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ocelia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~13 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, 1919–1932 (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 Ocelia 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.