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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201985peak #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 1985

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #170 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 664 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: #238 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,316 girlsWAIdaho: #140 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 600 girlsIDMontana: #203 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 874 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #180 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,142 girlsMNIllinois: #619 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 5,214 girlsILWisconsin: #199 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,226 girlsWIMichigan: #242 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,591 girlsMINew York: #379 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 2,486 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedRIOregon: #192 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,042 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #175 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 826 girlsSDIowa: #413 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,450 girlsIAIndiana: #409 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,404 girlsINOhio: #362 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,879 girlsOHPennsylvania: #310 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 2,230 girlsPANew Jersey: #394 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,887 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #307 for girls · 118 births · 1 in 1,714 girlsCAUtah: #278 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,435 girlsUTColorado: #309 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,830 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedNEMissouri: #298 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,012 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedWVVirginia: #609 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,492 girlsVAMaryland: #322 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,192 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedDEArizona: #196 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,000 girlsAZNew Mexico: #175 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 801 girlsNMKansas: #264 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,628 girlsKSArkansas: #337 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,117 girlsARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #749 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,111 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #99 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 406 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #291 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,769 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedHITexas: #465 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 3,101 girlsTXFlorida: #333 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 2,250 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. District of Columbia#99 · 1 in 406
  2. Idaho#140 · 1 in 600
  3. Alaska#170 · 1 in 664
  4. New Mexico#175 · 1 in 801
  5. South Dakota#175 · 1 in 826

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#99141 in 406
Idaho#140101 in 600
Alaska#17061 in 664
New Mexico#175121 in 801
South Dakota#17551 in 826
Minnesota#180251 in 1,142
Oregon#192151 in 1,042
Arizona#196231 in 1,000
Wisconsin#199251 in 1,226
Montana#20351 in 874
Washington#238211 in 1,316
Michigan#242361 in 1,591
Kansas#26491 in 1,628
Utah#278101 in 1,435
Louisiana#291171 in 1,769
Missouri#298161 in 2,012
California#3071181 in 1,714
Colorado#309121 in 1,830
Pennsylvania#310311 in 2,230
Maryland#322111 in 2,192
Florida#333291 in 2,250
Arkansas#33761 in 2,117
Ohio#362241 in 2,879
New York#379431 in 2,486
New Jersey#394141 in 2,887
Indiana#409101 in 3,404
Iowa#41351 in 3,450
Texas#465431 in 3,101
Virginia#60961 in 5,492
Illinois#619141 in 5,214
North Carolina#74951 in 7,111
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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 1985

girls
#347
673 births · 1 in 2,557 girls

Top girls' names in 1985

  1. #1Jessica48,345
  2. #2Ashley47,010
  3. #3Jennifer42,661
  4. #4Amanda39,055
  5. #5Sarah24,879
  6. #6Stephanie23,243
  7. #7Nicole22,966
  8. #8Heather21,151
  9. #9Elizabeth20,545
  10. #10Megan20,013
  11. #347Rochelle673
More about 1985

girls

1,720,828 girls got a published name in 1985; 1 in 2,557 of them was named Rochelle, which outranked 97.2% of the 12,505 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rochelle
  1. #343Tessa683
  2. #345Yvette682
  3. #346Elisa677
  4. #347Rochelle673
  5. #347Breanna673
  6. #349Kerry672
  7. #349Maureen672
  8. #351Karina671

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

Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. ↑ 7,360Kayleigh#8,153 → #793
  2. ↑ 1,675Madison#2,299 → #624
  3. ↑ 1,167Cierra#1,633 → #466
  4. ↑ 1,002Ciera#1,703 → #701
  5. ↑ 787Krystina#1,332 → #545
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,164Grisel#784 → #1,948
  2. ↓ 893Ciji#963 → #1,856
  3. ↓ 419Falon#914 → #1,333
  4. ↓ 364Alesia#969 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 362Echo#845 → #1,207

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

See the top 100 for 1985 →