Rochelle

#4,546 for girls in 2025, 30 births · Last seen for boys in 1995 at #7,792
Given to girls 99.2% of the time

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Peak · girls
1969 · 1,271 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
46,994
since 1900

Rochelle over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Rochelle has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201942peak #236, 1969girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#4,54630
2024#3,96337
2023#4,87327
2022#4,47231
2021#3,43545
2020#4,00535
2019#4,43731
2018#3,67741
2017#3,91938
2016#3,37947
2015#2,89060
2014#2,73963
2013#2,97356
2012#2,93558
2011#2,94558
2010#2,61469
2009#2,27086
2008#2,042101
2007#2,50974
2006#2,08194
2005#1,533134
2004#1,431144
2003#1,454135
2002#1,203169
2001#1,246159
2000#1,053197
1999#951218
1998#871242
1997#785265
1996#684319
1995#620356#7,7926
1994#545447
1993#489514
1992#446567
1991#409625#8,2365
1990#376696
1989#364707#4,81110
1988#337728
1987#332740#6,9515
1986#347695
1985#347673
1984#335692#4,2159
1983#338683#4,9077
1982#302810
1981#297812#3,85810
1980#321754#4,9407
1979#301792#5,3556
1978#316722#4,5547
1977#331711#4,5827
1976#311739#4,4187
1975#290829
1974#281899#2,45916
1973#2511,007#3,22310
1972#2571,049#3,3449
1971#2561,155#3,14610
1970#2601,179
1969#2361,271#2,41513
1968#2561,049
1967#2671,009
1966#282901#2,9868
1965#297900#2,7809
1964#301948#2,8549
1963#316871#2,8589
1962#293990#1,89618
1961#2891,036#2,9009
1960#310910#2,68510
1959#299919#2,8219
1958#307862#2,64210
1957#325787
1956#313786#2,36112
1955#318728#2,7649
1954#340624#3,1767
1953#354574#2,53110
1952#353544
1951#344537
1950#341524#3,0217
1949#353494#3,2986
1948#356475
1947#365486
1946#356455#2,6908
1945#368364
1944#352383
1943#326465#3,5385
1942#311487#2,9407
1941#302456#3,1336
1940#295460#2,8717
1939#298420#1,79515
1938#287478#3,1756
1937#293451#2,9057
1936#291440#2,18411
1935#425233
1934#660103
1933#79070
1932#1,01548
1931#1,25833
1930#1,37131
1929#1,07846
1928#1,17942
1927#1,30337
1926#1,51429#4,2015
1925#1,08949#3,7416
1924#1,35436
1923#1,15844#4,2395
1922#1,25239
1921#98757
1920#1,19041#4,2865
1919#1,07546#3,7366
1918#1,03149
1917#1,21935
1916#1,10041#3,8975
1915#1,19033
1914#1,44420#2,9156
1913#1,46516
1912#1,62012
1911#1,24114
1910#1,33512#1,5895
1909#1,6078
1908#2,1015
1907#2,0615
1906
1905#1,9315
1904#1,8775
1903#1,5926
1902#1,7935
1901#1,6795
1900#1,7236
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First appearance
1900

The first year at least five girls were named Rochelle! It came in at #1,723, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1904–1908, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Rochelle is popular in 1942

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedAKMaine: #189 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,190 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #271 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,821 girlsMNIllinois: #197 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 1,602 girlsILWisconsin: #206 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,018 girlsWIMichigan: #252 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,423 girlsMINew York: #129 for girls · 176 births · 1 in 642 girlsNYMassachusetts: #249 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,913 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #145 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 784 girlsSDIowa: #328 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,521 girlsIAIndiana: #437 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,392 girlsINOhio: #374 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 4,705 girlsOHPennsylvania: #191 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 1,386 girlsPANew Jersey: #269 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,745 girlsNJConnecticut: #265 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,607 girlsCTCalifornia: #296 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 2,380 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedVAMaryland: #300 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,950 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #222 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,721 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedHITexas: #768 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 9,571 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New York#129 · 1 in 642
  2. South Dakota#145 · 1 in 784
  3. Maine#189 · 1 in 1,190
  4. Pennsylvania#191 · 1 in 1,386
  5. Illinois#197 · 1 in 1,602

Best ever in a state: #44 in Hawaii, 1971.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New York#1291761 in 642
South Dakota#14561 in 784
Maine#18961 in 1,190
Pennsylvania#191651 in 1,386
Illinois#197441 in 1,602
Wisconsin#206141 in 2,018
District of Columbia#22251 in 1,721
Massachusetts#249131 in 2,913
Michigan#252231 in 2,423
Connecticut#26561 in 2,607
New Jersey#269131 in 2,745
Minnesota#27191 in 2,821
California#296291 in 2,380
Maryland#30061 in 2,950
Iowa#32861 in 3,521
Ohio#374141 in 4,705
Indiana#43751 in 6,392
Texas#76871 in 9,571
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Rochelle
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 583 spots since 2024 (#3,963#4,546)
  • 541 spots since 2020 (#4,005#4,546)
  • 1,656 spots since 2015 (#2,890#4,546)
  • Biggest jump: 235 spots in 1935 (#660#425)
  • Biggest drop: 265 spots in 1922 (#987#1,252)
Rise & fade · girls
69 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1900
  • Peaked 1969 at #236 (1,271 births)
  • Births halved by 1991, 22 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 68 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 68 yrs · run 1933–1999
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,327
  • Highest: 1 in 1,327 girls born in 1969 were named Rochelle (0.08%)
  • Latest: 1 in 53,576 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 21.0% of all girls named Rochelle (9,885) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1900s50#1,592 (1903)#1,818
1910s278#1,031 (1918)#1,272
1920s420#987 (1921)#1,210
1930s2,307#287 (1938)#669
1940s4,525#295 (1940)#338
1950s6,885#299 (1959)#329
1960s9,885#236 (1969)#285
1970s9,082#251 (1973)#285
1980s7,294#297 (1981)#332
1990s4,249#376 (1990)#618
2000s1,293#1,053 (2000)#1,682
2010s521#2,614 (2010)#3,251
2020s205#3,435 (2021)#4,216

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Rochelle in 1942

girls
#311
487 births · 1 in 2,774 girls
boys
#2,940
7 births · 1 in 197,309 boys

Top girls' names in 1942

  1. #1Mary63,256
  2. #2Barbara44,739
  3. #3Patricia39,465
  4. #4Linda31,613
  5. #5Carol30,272
  6. #6Sandra24,994
  7. #7Judith24,792
  8. #8Nancy23,327
  9. #9Betty21,659
  10. #10Carolyn19,978
  11. #311Rochelle487

Top boys' names in 1942

  1. #1James77,182
  2. #2Robert71,845
  3. #3John66,043
  4. #4William54,890
  5. #5Richard43,593
  6. #6David35,905
  7. #7Charles35,854
  8. #8Thomas31,100
  9. #9Ronald27,138
  10. #10Donald23,955
  11. #2,940Rochelle7
More about 1942

girls

1,350,719 girls got a published name in 1942; 1 in 2,774 of them was named Rochelle, which outranked 94.2% of the 5,378 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rochelle
  1. #308Joanna502
  2. #309Fay489
  3. #309Glenna489
  4. #311Rochelle487
  5. #311Margo487
  6. #311Rosetta487
  7. #314Blanche483
  8. #314Cathy483
  9. #316Lila482

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1941
Risers
  1. 3,567Michal#4,420#853
  2. 1,885Merrily#2,397#512
  3. 1,081Merrilee#1,954#873
  4. 783Jerrilyn#1,610#827
  5. 760Candace#1,418#658
Fallers
  1. 354Rebekah#924#1,278
  2. 350Leatha#830#1,180
  3. 307Nella#993#1,300
  4. 272Arla#934#1,206
  5. 262Vivien#735#997

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,381,161 boys got a published name in 1942; 1 in 197,309 of them was named Rochelle, which outranked 27.3% of the 4,044 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rochelle
  1. #2,712Zebedee8
  2. #2,712Zebulon8
  3. #2,712Zollie8
  4. #2,940Rochelle7
  5. #2,940Abbie7
  6. #2,940Abie7
  7. #2,940Acy7
  8. #3,212Able6
  9. #3,212Abran6
  10. #3,212Acey6

Tied with 271 names at #2,940; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1941
Risers
  1. 2,993Macarthur#3,505#512
  2. 1,546Mcarthur#1,903#357
  3. 655Collin#1,588#933
  4. 514Delmas#1,254#740
  5. 390Colin#713#323
Fallers
  1. 525Otho#971#1,496
  2. 440Florian#918#1,358
  3. 421Martha#960#1,381
  4. 407Watson#951#1,358
  5. 371Gaylen#987#1,358

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1942