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Ocean

Used for both boys and girlsStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Ocean: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #260 to #1160.199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#260#1160
View as table
England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#916
1997#672
1998#672
1999#1160
2000#969
2001#1025
2002#761
2003#742
2004#676
2005#583
2006#770
2007#589
2008#580
2009#621
2010#601
2011#973
2012#635
2013#684
2014#750
2015#760
2016#727
2017#701
2018#689
2019#616
2020#439
2021#333
2022#313
2023#260
2024#296
2025#306

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2024: #296 among girls in England and Wales, #631 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #638 among girls in Scotland.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #916 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #260 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #306 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #260 in England and Wales in 2023.

Ocean's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#306143HighVerified
2025England and Walesmale#87336HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#296149HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#75745HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#260172HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#79141HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#313140HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#73145HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#333142HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#77143HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#43996HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#105126HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#61664HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#100128HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#68958HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#93231HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#70158HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#170314HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#72755HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#131920HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#76051HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#167314HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#75052HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#181912HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#68458HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#205510HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#63566HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#143017HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#97336HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#160014HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#60165HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#172413HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#62160HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#121820HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#58065HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#20979HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#58961HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#101424HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#77040HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#146913HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#58356HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#119017HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#67643HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#36513HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#74237HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#19627HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#76133HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#26364HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#102520HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#31343HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#96922HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#116017HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#24254HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#67236HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#18216HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#67236HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#17616HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#91623HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#23574HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandfemale#3504HighVerified
2005Northern Irelandfemale#3773HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#6764HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandfemale#6315HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandfemale#8563HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandfemale#7474HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#6384HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Ocean is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Ocean, between 1996 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202530#260 in 2023
Northern Ireland2005–20212#350 in 2021
Republic of Ireland2022–20254#631 in 2024
Scotland20241#638 in 2024

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #260 in England and Wales in 2023. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.