Masculine dossier · first seen 1974
Ocean
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2024
Peak births
485
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Ocean
How many people are named Ocean?
An estimated 4,368 living Americans are named Ocean.
How rare is Ocean?
Ocean is uncommon among babies today, with 375 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 22.7% from its 2024 peak.
How old is the typical Ocean?
The median age of a living American named Ocean is approximately 6 years, with most bearers falling between 3 and 14 years old.
Is Ocean still popular?
Yes — Ocean is currently rising in popularity, with 375 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 3.6× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Ocean most common?
Ocean has its strongest geographic signal in Hawaii, where it appears 24.4× more often than the national baseline.
1974Peak 20242025
Peak year
2024
Decline from peak
22.7%
2025
375
All-time
4,411
Where it lives now
Ocean is most concentrated in Florida — about 2.2× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Ocean is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.