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Ocean

Ocean: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“ocean, great sea”
Origin
Greek
Say it
OH-shun · 2 syllables
Used for
Both (46% girls, 54% boys since 1880)

Word name from English ocean, ultimately from Greek Okeanos, the mythic world-ocean. Used as a modern unisex given name.

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How popular is Ocean?

2024243 per million US babies
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Babies named Ocean in 2024808

2024 rank#591 boys

Peak year2022

Total US babies since 18807,504

Ocean is rising: use over the last five years is 5.8× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Ocean

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Angelmessenger · Greek
  • Phoenixdark red · Greek
  • Onyxclaw; black gemstone · Greek
  • Parisuncertain meaning · Greek
  • Cleoglory · Greek
  • IndigoIndian dye, indigo blue · Greek
  • Psalmsacred song · Greek
  • Zephyrwest wind · Greek

Ocean questions

What does the name Ocean mean?

Ocean means "ocean, great sea". It comes from Greek. Word name from English ocean, ultimately from Greek Okeanos, the mythic world-ocean. Used as a modern unisex given name.

Is Ocean a boy or girl name?

Ocean is used for both: about 46% of US babies named Ocean since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Ocean?

808 US babies were named Ocean in 2024. Its peak year was 2022.

How do you pronounce Ocean?

Ocean is usually pronounced OH-shun.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.