73%RatingSave Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage English (Rare) Pronounced Pron. O-shən [key·IPA] Meaning & History Simply from the English word ocean for a large body of water. It is ultimately derived from Greek Ὠκεανός (Okeanos), the name of the body of water thought to surround the Earth. Related Names User SubmissionOcéan PopularityDetails Last ranked #333 in 2021 (f) #771 in 2021 (m) England and Wales Last ranked #602 in 2022 (m) #758 in 2022 (f) United States People think this name isRate·Details modern youthful informal natural wholesome strong refined strange Categories celebrity babies, English nature names, English nouns, Goldfrapp songs, Interpol songwriting, Jimmy Webb songs, Lana Del Rey songs, Lou Reed songs, nature, ocean, R.E.M. lyrics, rare English, The Cure songs, Tori Amos lyrics, Tori Amos songs, water, Will and Grace characters, word names