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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201955peak #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 1955

  • 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: #389 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,503 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedIDMontana: #243 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,369 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #236 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,820 girlsMNIllinois: #199 for girls · 77 births · 1 in 1,309 girlsILWisconsin: #203 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,603 girlsWIMichigan: #261 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 2,355 girlsMINew York: #232 for girls · 110 births · 1 in 1,485 girlsNYMassachusetts: #358 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,710 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: #238 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,533 girlsSDIowa: #166 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 918 girlsIAIndiana: #320 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,215 girlsINOhio: #305 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 2,914 girlsOHPennsylvania: #249 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 1,978 girlsPANew Jersey: #313 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 3,154 girlsNJConnecticut: #343 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,834 girlsCTCalifornia: #237 for girls · 99 births · 1 in 1,476 girlsCAUtah: #296 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,706 girlsUTColorado: #368 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,981 girlsCONebraska: #328 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,930 girlsNEMissouri: #258 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,176 girlsMOKentucky: 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: #270 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,209 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedDEArizona: #383 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,405 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedNMKansas: #233 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,550 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedARTennessee: #555 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,687 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #559 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 7,427 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #222 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,326 girlsDCOklahoma: #419 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,676 girlsOKLouisiana: #465 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,175 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedALGeorgia: #422 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,185 girlsGAHawaii: #282 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,211 girlsHITexas: #725 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 8,608 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Iowa#166 · 1 in 918
  2. Illinois#199 · 1 in 1,309
  3. Wisconsin#203 · 1 in 1,603
  4. District of Columbia#222 · 1 in 1,326
  5. New York#232 · 1 in 1,485

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Iowa#166311 in 918
Illinois#199771 in 1,309
Wisconsin#203261 in 1,603
District of Columbia#222101 in 1,326
New York#2321101 in 1,485
Kansas#233141 in 1,550
Minnesota#236201 in 1,820
California#237991 in 1,476
South Dakota#23851 in 1,533
Montana#24351 in 1,369
Pennsylvania#249571 in 1,978
Missouri#258201 in 2,176
Michigan#261381 in 2,355
Maryland#270131 in 2,209
Hawaii#28251 in 1,211
Utah#29661 in 1,706
Ohio#305351 in 2,914
New Jersey#313171 in 3,154
Indiana#320151 in 3,215
Nebraska#32851 in 2,930
Connecticut#34361 in 3,834
Massachusetts#35891 in 5,710
Colorado#36861 in 2,981
Arizona#38351 in 2,405
Washington#38981 in 3,503
Oklahoma#41961 in 3,676
Georgia#422111 in 4,185
Louisiana#46591 in 4,175
Tennessee#55551 in 7,687
North Carolina#55971 in 7,427
Texas#725131 in 8,608
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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 1955

girls
#318
728 births · 1 in 2,686 girls
boys
#2,764
9 births · 1 in 228,877 boys

Top girls' names in 1955

  1. #1Mary63,174
  2. #2Deborah52,318
  3. #3Linda51,300
  4. #4Debra50,563
  5. #5Susan47,418
  6. #6Patricia46,226
  7. #7Barbara33,617
  8. #8Karen33,217
  9. #9Nancy30,023
  10. #10Donna27,940
  11. #318Rochelle728

Top boys' names in 1955

  1. #1Michael88,355
  2. #2David86,306
  3. #3James84,186
  4. #4Robert83,758
  5. #5John80,128
  6. #6William59,990
  7. #7Richard53,566
  8. #8Thomas45,855
  9. #9Mark42,255
  10. #10Steven37,847
  11. #2,764Rochelle9
More about 1955

girls

1,955,277 girls got a published name in 1955; 1 in 2,686 of them was named Rochelle, which outranked 95.3% of the 6,732 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rochelle
  1. #315Caroline742
  2. #316Gwen740
  3. #316Lorna740
  4. #318Rochelle728
  5. #319Marguerite721
  6. #320Cassandra717
  7. #320Rosanne717
Biggest movers since 1954
Risers
  1. ↑ 793Athena#1,505 → #712
  2. ↑ 675Desiree#984 → #309
  3. ↑ 661Roni#1,197 → #536
  4. ↑ 630Gisele#1,444 → #814
  5. ↑ 593Carmel#1,422 → #829
Fallers
  1. ↓ 514Valinda#806 → #1,320
  2. ↓ 378Elouise#969 → #1,347
  3. ↓ 287Veda#831 → #1,118
  4. ↓ 275Drema#978 → #1,253
  5. ↓ 264Brooke#965 → #1,229

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

boys

2,059,889 boys got a published name in 1955; 1 in 228,877 of them was named Rochelle, which outranked 37.2% of the 4,400 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rochelle
  1. #2,558Yosef10
  2. #2,558Ysidro10
  3. #2,558Zev10
  4. #2,764Rochelle9
  5. #2,764Acy9
  6. #2,764Aldon9
  7. #2,764Aldrich9
  8. #2,964Abelino8
  9. #2,964Adams8
  10. #2,964Admiral8

Tied with 199 names at #2,764; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1954
Risers
  1. ↑ 808Davy#1,333 → #525
  2. ↑ 326Wyatt#985 → #659
  3. ↑ 323Moises#1,311 → #988
  4. ↑ 296Tad#1,068 → #772
  5. ↑ 286Rhett#1,122 → #836
Fallers
  1. ↓ 738Rahn#908 → #1,646
  2. ↓ 415Ricci#739 → #1,154
  3. ↓ 321Meredith#952 → #1,273
  4. ↓ 309Michial#985 → #1,294
  5. ↓ 282Arvin#973 → #1,255

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

See the top 100 for 1955 →