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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201981peak #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 1981

  • 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: #158 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 812 girlsWAIdaho: #216 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 981 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #194 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 978 girlsNDMinnesota: #194 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,119 girlsMNIllinois: #404 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 2,890 girlsILWisconsin: #208 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,356 girlsWIMichigan: #181 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 1,107 girlsMINew York: #400 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 2,739 girlsNYMassachusetts: #532 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,270 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedRIOregon: #199 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,061 girlsORNevada: #137 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 547 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedSDIowa: #253 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,618 girlsIAIndiana: #374 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,908 girlsINOhio: #227 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 1,571 girlsOHPennsylvania: #256 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 1,691 girlsPANew Jersey: #259 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,620 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #254 for girls · 133 births · 1 in 1,363 girlsCAUtah: #173 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 807 girlsUTColorado: #395 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,596 girlsCONebraska: #276 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,815 girlsNEMissouri: #380 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,916 girlsMOKentucky: #414 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,410 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedWVVirginia: #432 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,340 girlsVAMaryland: #330 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,096 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedDEArizona: #190 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 907 girlsAZNew Mexico: #199 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 847 girlsNMKansas: #241 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,407 girlsKSArkansas: #277 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,590 girlsARTennessee: #346 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,536 girlsTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: #308 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,794 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #485 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,350 girlsOKLouisiana: #264 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,458 girlsLAMississippi: #226 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,131 girlsMSAlabama: #458 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,248 girlsALGeorgia: #775 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,964 girlsGAHawaii: #147 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 540 girlsHITexas: #351 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 2,097 girlsTXFlorida: #437 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 3,005 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Nevada#137 · 1 in 547
  2. Hawaii#147 · 1 in 540
  3. Washington#158 · 1 in 812
  4. Utah#173 · 1 in 807
  5. Michigan#181 · 1 in 1,107

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nevada#13781 in 547
Hawaii#14791 in 540
Washington#158341 in 812
Utah#173201 in 807
Michigan#181531 in 1,107
Arizona#190221 in 907
Minnesota#194261 in 1,119
North Dakota#19451 in 978
New Mexico#199111 in 847
Oregon#199161 in 1,061
Wisconsin#208231 in 1,356
Idaho#21671 in 981
Mississippi#226141 in 1,131
Ohio#227461 in 1,571
Kansas#241111 in 1,407
Iowa#253121 in 1,618
California#2541331 in 1,363
Pennsylvania#256411 in 1,691
New Jersey#259231 in 1,620
Louisiana#264211 in 1,458
Nebraska#27661 in 1,815
Arkansas#27781 in 1,590
South Carolina#308101 in 1,794
Maryland#330101 in 2,096
Tennessee#346111 in 2,536
Texas#351591 in 2,097
Indiana#374121 in 2,908
Missouri#380111 in 2,916
Colorado#39581 in 2,596
New York#400371 in 2,739
Illinois#404261 in 2,890
Kentucky#41471 in 3,410
Virginia#43291 in 3,340
Florida#437181 in 3,005
Alabama#45871 in 3,248
Oklahoma#48561 in 3,350
Massachusetts#53261 in 5,270
Georgia#77551 in 6,964
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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 1981

girls
#297
812 births · 1 in 2,054 girls
boys
#3,858
10 births · 1 in 179,118 boys

Top girls' names in 1981

  1. #1Jennifer57,046
  2. #2Jessica42,531
  3. #3Amanda34,372
  4. #4Sarah28,175
  5. #5Melissa28,005
  6. #6Amy20,345
  7. #7Nicole20,310
  8. #8Stephanie20,212
  9. #9Elizabeth20,168
  10. #10Heather17,946
  11. #297Rochelle812

Top boys' names in 1981

  1. #1Michael68,750
  2. #2Christopher50,221
  3. #3Matthew43,330
  4. #4Jason41,927
  5. #5David40,629
  6. #6Joshua39,024
  7. #7James38,283
  8. #8John34,868
  9. #9Robert34,395
  10. #10Daniel30,985
  11. #3,858Rochelle10
More about 1981

girls

1,668,060 girls got a published name in 1981; 1 in 2,054 of them was named Rochelle, which outranked 97.6% of the 12,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rochelle
  1. #294Jennie828
  2. #295Shana819
  3. #296Brandie816
  4. #297Rochelle812
  5. #298Yvette810
  6. #299Jocelyn809
  7. #300Jami803
Biggest movers since 1980
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,850Tashina#4,743 → #893
  2. ↑ 2,742Krystle#3,215 → #473
  3. ↑ 1,800Tierra#2,342 → #542
  4. ↑ 1,398Martine#2,189 → #791
  5. ↑ 999Nereida#1,981 → #982
Fallers
  1. ↓ 764Kylene#990 → #1,754
  2. ↓ 607Renada#708 → #1,315
  3. ↓ 560Ashanti#822 → #1,382
  4. ↓ 399Renata#336 → #735
  5. ↓ 395Tracee#959 → #1,354

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

boys

1,791,177 boys got a published name in 1981; 1 in 179,118 of them was named Rochelle, which outranked 47.1% of the 7,289 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rochelle
  1. #3,601Yitzchak11
  2. #3,601Zaid11
  3. #3,601Zavier11
  4. #3,858Rochelle10
  5. #3,858Adin10
  6. #3,858Aditya10
  7. #3,858Adrienne10
  8. #4,153Aarin9
  9. #4,153Abbas9
  10. #4,153Abdulaziz9

Tied with 294 names at #3,858; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1980
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,321Marchello#2,162 → #841
  2. ↑ 1,104Skylar#2,058 → #954
  3. ↑ 816Kellen#1,432 → #616
  4. ↑ 499Marcello#1,291 → #792
  5. ↑ 456Tyrel#1,089 → #633
Fallers
  1. ↓ 306Kenyatta#871 → #1,177
  2. ↓ 284Seneca#718 → #1,002
  3. ↓ 247Kimberly#989 → #1,236
  4. ↓ 216Chadd#927 → #1,143
  5. ↓ 214Levar#911 → #1,125

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

See the top 100 for 1981 →