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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201956peak #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 1956

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedNHWashington: #260 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,685 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedIDMontana: #189 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 857 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #204 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,426 girlsMNIllinois: #224 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 1,566 girlsILWisconsin: #246 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,099 girlsWIMichigan: #211 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 1,343 girlsMINew York: #244 for girls · 101 births · 1 in 1,631 girlsNYMassachusetts: #256 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,881 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedRIOregon: #288 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,016 girlsORNevada: #119 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 418 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedSDIowa: #193 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,230 girlsIAIndiana: #350 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,606 girlsINOhio: #298 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 2,684 girlsOHPennsylvania: #237 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 1,728 girlsPANew Jersey: #304 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 3,062 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #261 for girls · 94 births · 1 in 1,664 girlsCAUtah: #300 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,756 girlsUTColorado: #432 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,749 girlsCONebraska: #200 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,205 girlsNEMissouri: #302 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,799 girlsMOKentucky: #511 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,709 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedVAMaryland: #312 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,679 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: #211 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,297 girlsKSArkansas: #416 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,776 girlsARTennessee: #357 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,491 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #667 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 10,355 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #255 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,690 girlsDCOklahoma: #465 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,459 girlsOKLouisiana: #419 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,580 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedALGeorgia: #587 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,784 girlsGAHawaii: #214 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 786 girlsHITexas: #705 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 8,202 girlsTXFlorida: #538 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,142 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Nevada#119 · 1 in 418
  2. Montana#189 · 1 in 857
  3. Iowa#193 · 1 in 1,230
  4. Nebraska#200 · 1 in 1,205
  5. Minnesota#204 · 1 in 1,426

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nevada#11951 in 418
Montana#18981 in 857
Iowa#193231 in 1,230
Nebraska#200121 in 1,205
Minnesota#204261 in 1,426
Kansas#211171 in 1,297
Michigan#211701 in 1,343
Hawaii#21481 in 786
Illinois#224671 in 1,566
Pennsylvania#237671 in 1,728
New York#2441011 in 1,631
Wisconsin#246201 in 2,099
District of Columbia#25581 in 1,690
Massachusetts#256181 in 2,881
Washington#260171 in 1,685
California#261941 in 1,664
Oregon#28881 in 2,016
Ohio#298401 in 2,684
Utah#30061 in 1,756
Missouri#302161 in 2,799
New Jersey#304181 in 3,062
Maryland#312111 in 2,679
Indiana#350141 in 3,606
Tennessee#357111 in 3,491
Arkansas#41651 in 3,776
Louisiana#419111 in 3,580
Colorado#43251 in 3,749
Oklahoma#46551 in 4,459
Kentucky#51151 in 6,709
Florida#53871 in 6,142
Georgia#58761 in 7,784
North Carolina#66751 in 10,355
Texas#705141 in 8,202
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Alaska
Arizona
Connecticut
Delaware
Idaho
Maine
Mississippi
New Hampshire
New Mexico
North Dakota
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Vermont
Virginia
West Virginia
Wyoming

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 1956

girls
#313
786 births · 1 in 2,554 girls
boys
#2,361
12 births · 1 in 176,275 boys

Top girls' names in 1956

  1. #1Mary61,741
  2. #2Debra48,324
  3. #3Linda48,084
  4. #4Deborah47,834
  5. #5Susan46,558
  6. #6Patricia43,329
  7. #7Karen40,052
  8. #8Cynthia32,339
  9. #9Barbara32,302
  10. #10Donna29,852
  11. #313Rochelle786

Top boys' names in 1956

  1. #1Michael90,691
  2. #2James84,897
  3. #3Robert83,924
  4. #4David81,652
  5. #5John80,804
  6. #6William58,991
  7. #7Richard52,915
  8. #8Mark48,828
  9. #9Thomas44,836
  10. #10Steven38,413
  11. #2,361Rochelle12
More about 1956

girls

2,007,703 girls got a published name in 1956; 1 in 2,554 of them was named Rochelle, which outranked 95.5% of the 6,891 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rochelle
  1. #310Lillie829
  2. #311Rosemarie812
  3. #312Cassandra805
  4. #313Rochelle786
  5. #314Faith779
  6. #315Hazel771
  7. #316Stella766
Biggest movers since 1955
Risers
  1. 993Sheena#1,839#846
  2. 770Glendora#1,733#963
  3. 684Leesa#1,209#525
  4. 543Marisa#1,074#531
  5. 537Dani#1,383#846
Fallers
  1. 513Sheilah#663#1,176
  2. 481Jeryl#768#1,249
  3. 344Jacalyn#496#840
  4. 325Roni#536#861
  5. 314Florine#984#1,298

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

boys

2,115,302 boys got a published name in 1956; 1 in 176,275 of them was named Rochelle, which outranked 47.0% of the 4,455 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rochelle
  1. #2,263Vickey13
  2. #2,263Virgle13
  3. #2,263Wendy13
  4. #2,361Rochelle12
  5. #2,361Adonis12
  6. #2,361Adron12
  7. #2,361Alston12
  8. #2,497Amon11
  9. #2,497Ancil11
  10. #2,497Angela11

Tied with 135 names at #2,361; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1955
Risers
  1. 1,847Jace#2,764#917
  2. 678Rich#1,572#894
  3. 590Broderick#1,273#683
  4. 559Elvis#921#362
  5. 513Tracey#1,419#906
Fallers
  1. 351Adolphus#906#1,257
  2. 336Randolf#949#1,285
  3. 279Cordell#792#1,071
  4. 272Rudolfo#885#1,157
  5. 269Aurelio#949#1,218

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

See the top 100 for 1956