Rochelle

Where Rochelle comes from

Habitational or topographic name from places in France, La Rochelle, from Old French rochelle diminutive form of roche (“rock”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Rochelle
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Rochelle through the years
  1. 1900
    First appearance
    #1,723 among girls with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1916
    Rochelle Hudson born
    American actress
  3. 1969
    Peak, #236
    1,271 babies named Rochelle, the most in any year.
  4. 1976
    Rochelle Aytes born
    American actress
  5. 1991
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #409.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name transferred from the place name, of 20th century usage.
Namesakes
  • Rochelle Aytes · American actress, born 1976
  • Rochelle Hudson · American actress, 1916–1972
  • Rochelle Stevens · American athlete, born 1966
  • Rochelle Gilmore · Australian racing cyclist, born 1981
  • Rochelle P. Walensky · American medical scientist, born 1969

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.