Rochell
Last seen for girls in 2008 at #17,504 · Last seen for boys in 1975 at #5,464
Given to girls 94.6% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1965 · 56 births
- Debut · girls
- 9 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 1,619since 1919
Rochell over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 2008 | #17,504 | 5 | — | |
| 2007 | — | — | ||
| 2006 | — | — | ||
| 2005 | #16,462 | 5 | — | |
| 2004 | — | — | ||
| 2003 | #11,325 | 8 | — | |
| 2002 | #12,187 | 7 | — | |
| 2001 | #11,020 | 8 | — | |
| 2000 | #9,163 | 10 | — | |
| 1999 | #12,688 | 6 | — | |
| 1998 | #7,104 | 13 | — | |
| 1997 | #6,844 | 13 | — | |
| 1996 | #5,531 | 17 | — | |
| 1995 | #5,677 | 16 | — | |
| 1994 | #8,804 | 9 | — | |
| 1993 | #6,264 | 14 | — | |
| 1992 | #5,051 | 19 | — | |
| 1991 | #5,659 | 16 | — | |
| 1990 | #3,909 | 26 | — | |
| 1989 | #4,020 | 24 | — | |
| 1988 | #4,015 | 22 | — | |
| 1987 | #3,983 | 21 | — | |
| 1986 | #3,360 | 26 | — | |
| 1985 | #2,804 | 33 | — | |
| 1984 | #3,423 | 24 | — | |
| 1983 | #2,552 | 35 | — | |
| 1982 | #2,830 | 32 | — | |
| 1981 | #3,253 | 26 | — | |
| 1980 | #2,537 | 37 | — | |
| 1979 | #2,050 | 49 | — | |
| 1978 | #2,390 | 37 | — | |
| 1977 | #2,124 | 44 | — | |
| 1976 | #2,602 | 30 | — | |
| 1975 | #2,232 | 37 | #5,464 | 5 |
| 1974 | #1,937 | 44 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,666 | 54 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,674 | 53 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,594 | 59 | #4,907 | 5 |
| 1970 | #1,653 | 56 | #3,836 | 7 |
| 1969 | #1,648 | 53 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,491 | 58 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,659 | 47 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,715 | 43 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,489 | 56 | — | |
| 1964 | #2,246 | 29 | #3,601 | 6 |
| 1963 | #1,672 | 47 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,947 | 35 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,872 | 38 | #4,065 | 5 |
| 1960 | #1,982 | 33 | — | |
| 1959 | #2,108 | 29 | #3,988 | 5 |
| 1958 | #2,117 | 28 | #3,944 | 5 |
| 1957 | #2,486 | 21 | #3,257 | 7 |
| 1956 | #2,321 | 23 | — | |
| 1955 | #2,553 | 19 | — | |
| 1954 | #3,967 | 9 | — | |
| 1953 | #3,269 | 12 | — | |
| 1952 | #3,372 | 11 | #3,373 | 6 |
| 1951 | #3,714 | 9 | #3,364 | 6 |
| 1950 | #2,909 | 13 | — | |
| 1949 | #3,612 | 9 | #3,690 | 5 |
| 1948 | #5,243 | 5 | — | |
| 1947 | #3,240 | 11 | — | |
| 1946 | #3,665 | 8 | — | |
| 1945 | — | — | ||
| 1944 | #4,574 | 5 | #3,430 | 5 |
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| 1941 | #4,420 | 5 | — | |
| 1940 | #3,503 | 7 | — | |
| 1939 | #3,429 | 7 | — | |
| 1938 | #4,342 | 5 | #2,868 | 7 |
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| 1923 | — | #3,822 | 6 | |
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| 1919 | #3,219 | 9 | #3,736 | 6 |
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| 1917 | — | #3,545 | 6 | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Rochell! It came in at #3,219, and was given to 9 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1920–1938, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Rochell is popular in 1971
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Michigan#962 · 1 in 13,801
- Illinois#1,187 · 1 in 16,535
- California#1,846 · 1 in 29,680
Best ever in a state: #391 in Mississippi, 1973.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | #962 | 5 | 1 in 13,801 |
| Illinois | #1,187 | 5 | 1 in 16,535 |
| California | #1,846 | 5 | 1 in 29,680 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
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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 Rochell
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2008
- Debuted 1919
- Peaked 1965 at #1,489 (56 births)
- Births halved by 1981, 16 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
- Highest: 1 in 27,004 girls born in 1973 were named Rochell (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 378,188 girls born in 2008 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #1,489 in 1965, was only 1 in 31,521 (0.00%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 28.6% of all girls named Rochell (463) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 1938, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 9 | #3,219 (1919) | #3,219 |
| 1920s | 0 | — | — |
| 1930s | 12 | #3,429 (1939) | #3,886 |
| 1940s | 50 | #3,240 (1947) | #4,037 |
| 1950s | 174 | #2,108 (1959) | #2,882 |
| 1960s | 439 | #1,489 (1965) | #1,772 |
| 1970s | 463 | #1,594 (1971) | #1,992 |
| 1980s | 280 | #2,537 (1980) | #3,278 |
| 1990s | 149 | #3,909 (1990) | #6,753 |
| 2000s | 43 | #9,163 (2000) | #12,944 |
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.
Rochell in 1971
Top girls' names in 1971
Top boys' names in 1971
More about 1971
girls
1,663,823 girls got a published name in 1971; 1 in 28,200 of them was named Rochell, which outranked 83.5% of the 9,645 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,586Mariah60
- #1,586Melaine60
- #1,586Sherilyn60
- #1,594Rochell59
- #1,594Alisia59
- #1,594Apryl59
- #1,594Beckie59
- #1,613Annabelle58
- #1,613Danica58
- #1,613Jacinta58
Tied with 18 names at #1,594; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,768,447 boys got a published name in 1971; 1 in 353,689 of them was named Rochell, which outranked 13.2% of the 5,655 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 748 names at #4,907; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.