How Many People Are Named Ocean?
An estimated 7,430 people in the United States have the first name Ocean. It is used for both genders, with 53.7% male. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Ocean peaked in popularity in 2022 with 854 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ocean as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ocean paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Ocean is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
- Ocean is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 11, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
7,430
About 1 in 46,131 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
53.7% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2022
854 births
Total Registered
7,504
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ocean
Ocean is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (53.7%) and females (46.3%). Out of 7,504 total births registered, 4,030 were male and 3,474 were female.
Ocean as a male name
Ranked #591 in 2024
483 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (483 births)
Ocean as a female name
Ranked #833 in 2024
325 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (382 births)
Ocean: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ocean span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 3,648 babies were registered. Ocean remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Ocean by Decade
How has Ocean tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ocean by State
Birth registrations for Ocean span all 34 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Florida, New York. The lowest are in District of Columbia, Oklahoma, Wisconsin. On average, about 143 Oceans were registered per state.
Ocean + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ocean as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ocean
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Ocean: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ocean?
We estimate approximately 7,430 people named Ocean are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 46,131 Americans share this first name.
Is Ocean a common name?
Ocean is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,504 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ocean most popular?
Ocean reached peak popularity in 2022, when 854 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ocean is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ocean a male name?
Ocean is predominantly male. 53.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ocean Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ocean Smith, Ocean Johnson, Ocean Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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