Ocean is an English word name for the "ocean", the sea, which goes back through the Latin oceanus to the Greek Okeanos, the river god who encircled the world. It belongs to the new wave of nature names like River and Sky, and it is used for boys and girls alike. For boys Ocean ranked number 3131 in the United States in 2000, entered the top 1000 in 2020, peaked at number 592 in 2024 and ranks number 720 in 2025.