Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
How it developed
Oceana is used as a feminine counterpart of Oceanus.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Oceana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,147
- 0 boys · 1,147 girls
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 53 babies
- 2025
- 43
- #3,562 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +17%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 43 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,562 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 17.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 53 in 2004. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 837 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Oceana’s family of names
Oceana is a feminine form of Oceanus. Oceana has a related form in Ocean. In German usage, Oceana has a related form in Oceane.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Oceana
- OceanaGerman singer of German–Martiniquen descentborn 1982
- Oceana MackenzieAustralian climberborn 2002
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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