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

Showing
Show data for
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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201983peak #236, 1969girls
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
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—
1899——
1898——
1897——
1896——
1895——
1894——
1893——
1892——
1891——
1890——
1889——
1888——
1887——
1886——
1885——
1884——
1883——
1882——
1881——
1880——
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 1983

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #191 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 759 girlsAKMaine: 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: #207 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,186 girlsWAIdaho: #194 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 911 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #244 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,748 girlsMNIllinois: #472 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 3,639 girlsILWisconsin: #332 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,772 girlsWIMichigan: #206 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 1,315 girlsMINew York: #380 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 2,637 girlsNYMassachusetts: #395 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,284 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedRIOregon: #204 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,065 girlsORNevada: #146 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 643 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedSDIowa: #406 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,676 girlsIAIndiana: #403 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,380 girlsINOhio: #402 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 3,443 girlsOHPennsylvania: #354 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,831 girlsPANew Jersey: #368 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,732 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #260 for girls · 134 births · 1 in 1,401 girlsCAUtah: #456 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,083 girlsUTColorado: #239 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,363 girlsCONebraska: #308 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,063 girlsNEMissouri: #332 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,455 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedWVVirginia: #348 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,565 girlsVAMaryland: #418 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,218 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedDEArizona: #221 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,073 girlsAZNew Mexico: #195 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 859 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedKSArkansas: #394 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,590 girlsARTennessee: #578 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,518 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #436 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,337 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #483 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,552 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #144 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 572 girlsDCOklahoma: #264 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,559 girlsOKLouisiana: #183 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 993 girlsLAMississippi: #317 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,694 girlsMSAlabama: #384 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,720 girlsALGeorgia: #600 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,014 girlsGAHawaii: #168 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 673 girlsHITexas: #591 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 4,582 girlsTXFlorida: #373 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,559 girlsFL

Hover or tap a state for its numbers.

Top states · girls
  1. District of Columbia#144 · 1 in 572
  2. Nevada#146 · 1 in 643
  3. Hawaii#168 · 1 in 673
  4. Louisiana#183 · 1 in 993
  5. Alaska#191 · 1 in 759

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#144101 in 572
Nevada#14671 in 643
Hawaii#16881 in 673
Louisiana#183311 in 993
Alaska#19151 in 759
Idaho#19471 in 911
New Mexico#195111 in 859
Oregon#204151 in 1,065
Michigan#206421 in 1,315
Washington#207231 in 1,186
Arizona#221191 in 1,073
Colorado#239161 in 1,363
Minnesota#244161 in 1,748
California#2601341 in 1,401
Oklahoma#264141 in 1,559
Nebraska#30851 in 2,063
Mississippi#31791 in 1,694
Missouri#332131 in 2,455
Wisconsin#332111 in 2,772
Virginia#348121 in 2,565
Pennsylvania#354241 in 2,831
New Jersey#368141 in 2,732
Florida#373231 in 2,559
New York#380391 in 2,637
Alabama#38481 in 2,720
Arkansas#39451 in 2,590
Massachusetts#395101 in 3,284
Ohio#402201 in 3,443
Indiana#403101 in 3,380
Iowa#40651 in 3,676
Maryland#41871 in 3,218
North Carolina#436101 in 3,337
Utah#45651 in 3,083
Illinois#472201 in 3,639
South Carolina#48351 in 3,552
Tennessee#57851 in 5,518
Texas#591281 in 4,582
Georgia#60071 in 5,014
Connecticut———
Delaware———
Kansas———
Kentucky———
Maine———
Montana———
New Hampshire———
North Dakota———
Rhode Island———
South Dakota———
Vermont———
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 1983

girls
#338
683 births · 1 in 2,446 girls
boys
#4,907
7 births · 1 in 256,081 boys

Top girls' names in 1983

  1. #1Jennifer54,353
  2. #2Jessica45,283
  3. #3Amanda33,749
  4. #4Ashley33,289
  5. #5Sarah27,228
  6. #6Melissa23,475
  7. #7Nicole22,400
  8. #8Stephanie22,329
  9. #9Heather20,747
  10. #10Elizabeth19,842
  11. #338Rochelle683

Top boys' names in 1983

  1. #1Michael68,004
  2. #2Christopher59,324
  3. #3Matthew50,209
  4. #4David39,201
  5. #5Joshua36,687
  6. #6James36,342
  7. #7Jason35,113
  8. #8Daniel34,748
  9. #9John33,154
  10. #10Robert32,745
  11. #4,907Rochelle7
More about 1983

girls

1,670,609 girls got a published name in 1983; 1 in 2,446 of them was named Rochelle, which outranked 97.2% of the 12,074 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rochelle
  1. #335Briana688
  2. #336Taylor686
  3. #337Juanita684
  4. #338Rochelle683
  5. #338Patrice683
  6. #340Elisa678
  7. #341Jackie675
  8. #342Jolene673

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,772Ciji#7,469 → #697
  2. ↑ 6,751Kirby#7,469 → #718
  3. ↑ 2,656Dwan#3,530 → #874
  4. ↑ 1,888Mallory#2,220 → #332
  5. ↑ 987Marquita#1,099 → #112
Fallers
  1. ↓ 656Syreeta#717 → #1,373
  2. ↓ 572Jenilee#817 → #1,389
  3. ↓ 538Tenika#947 → #1,485
  4. ↓ 396Toccara#541 → #937
  5. ↓ 333Venus#950 → #1,283

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

boys

1,792,564 boys got a published name in 1983; 1 in 256,081 of them was named Rochelle, which outranked 33.2% of the 7,344 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rochelle
  1. #4,499Zebulin8
  2. #4,499Zedrick8
  3. #4,499Zenaido8
  4. #4,907Rochelle7
  5. #4,907Aamir7
  6. #4,907Aaren7
  7. #4,907Aaric7
  8. #5,484Aakash6
  9. #5,484Aarik6
  10. #5,484Aarin6

Tied with 576 names at #4,907; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,260Remington#3,108 → #848
  2. ↑ 2,159Trumaine#3,108 → #949
  3. ↑ 1,157Akeem#1,774 → #617
  4. ↑ 738Jacoby#1,654 → #916
  5. ↑ 655Deven#1,622 → #967
Fallers
  1. ↓ 284Marcello#969 → #1,253
  2. ↓ 275Schuyler#845 → #1,120
  3. ↓ 273Jessy#917 → #1,190
  4. ↓ 258Kennith#981 → #1,239
  5. ↓ 220Jarrad#933 → #1,153

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

See the top 100 for 1983 →