| Hestia | Oceana | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Hearth, hearth-fire | Ocean |
| Origin | greek | greek |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | HES-tee-ə | oh-shee-AH-nah |
| Syllables | 3 | 4 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2023 (13) | 2004 (53) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Steady | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Hestia | Oceana |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 53 | 205 |
| 2010s | 19 | 304 |
| 2000s | 0 | 371 |
| 1990s | 0 | 226 |
| 1980s | 0 | 25 |
| 1970s | 0 | 11 |
| 1910s | 0 | 5 |
Name of the Greek goddess of the hearth, from Greek 'hestia' meaning 'hearth, fireside'. The fire connection is the sacred hearth-flame she personified.
A feminine form derived from Oceanus (Greek Okeanos), the Titan personifying the great river/ocean encircling the earth. The modern name means simply 'ocean'.
Hestia and Oceana are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Hestia means Hearth, hearth-fire (greek origin), while Oceana means Ocean (greek origin).
In US records, Hestia first appears in 0 and Oceana in 0, so Hestia has the longer recorded history.