Ocean

Ocean

Primarily a girl's name · Unisex — 81% girls / 19% boys

Origin: English

Ocean first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2012 with 66 babies (rank #637 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Ocean

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Ocean yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

2Destiny numberThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,152

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	23	#936
1997	36	#685
1998	36	#676
1999	17	#1,200
2000	22	#988
2001	20	#1,050
2002	33	#777
2003	37	#753
2004	43	#683
2005	56	#590
2006	40	#777
2007	61	#594
2008	65	#586
2009	60	#628
2010	65	#607
2011	36	#986
2012	66	#637
2013	58	#694
2014	52	#760
2015	51	#770
2016	55	#732

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#936

1997

#685

1998

#676

1999

#1,200

2000

#988

2001

#1,050

2002

#777

2003

#753

2004

#683

2005

#590

2006

#777

2007

#594

2008

#586

2009

#628

2010

#607

2011

#986

2012

#637

2013

#694

2014

#760

2015

#770

2016

#732

Numerology of Ocean

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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