| Agape | Oceana | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Love | Ocean |
| Origin | greek | greek |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | ah-GAH-pay | oh-shee-AH-nah |
| Syllables | 3 | 4 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2020 (12) | 2004 (53) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Agape | Oceana |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 40 | 205 |
| 2010s | 37 | 304 |
| 2000s | 29 | 371 |
| 1990s | 6 | 226 |
| 1980s | 0 | 25 |
| 1970s | 0 | 11 |
| 1910s | 0 | 5 |
From the Greek agape (ἀγάπη) 'love', the word used in the New Testament for selfless, divine love. Borne by early Christian martyrs; its spiritual sense supports a virtue reading alongside love.
A feminine form derived from Oceanus (Greek Okeanos), the Titan personifying the great river/ocean encircling the earth. The modern name means simply 'ocean'.
Agape and Oceana are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Agape means Love (greek origin), while Oceana means Ocean (greek origin).
In US records, Agape first appears in 0 and Oceana in 0, so Agape has the longer recorded history.