Ocean has been given to about 8,233 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2022, which makes it a current name.
Ocean ranks 787th among American unisexs in 2025, with 720 born that year. Its best year was 2022, when 855 babies were given the name, ranking 755th. The typical living American called Ocean is about 6 years old today. It is relatively most common in Hawaii, where it accounts for 0.12% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.