girl's name

Ocelia

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 272

Ocelia is a girl's name. In 1932 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in France in 2012, when 25 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1997.

Ocelia over time

Births per decade in France, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2013, not a full ten years. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2013, not a full ten years.

115
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Births named Ocelia by decade in France
Decade Births
1990s 5
2000s 100
2010s (to 2013) 115
2020s (to 2013) 20

How popular is Ocelia?

In 2013, Ocelia was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Ocelia is used

United States #4,993 5 in 1932
France as Océlia #5,621 5 in 2023

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

How Ocelia is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Océlia Océlia is a rare spelling of Ocelia, written with an acute accent and recorded about 115 times, mostly in France. 115

Names that peaked alongside Ocelia

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Ocelia also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ocelia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Ocelia

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ocelia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Ocelia

How popular is the name Ocelia?

In 2013, Ocelia was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Ocelia a girl's or a boy's name?

Ocelia is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Ocelia most popular?

Ocelia peaked in 2012, when 25 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.