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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201989peak #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 1989

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #162 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 589 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: #229 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,228 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #264 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,768 girlsMNIllinois: #450 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 3,092 girlsILWisconsin: #350 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,663 girlsWIMichigan: #223 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 1,474 girlsMINew York: #387 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 2,424 girlsNYMassachusetts: #536 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,812 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedRIOregon: #256 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,461 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedSDIowa: #222 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,322 girlsIAIndiana: #482 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,816 girlsINOhio: #314 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 2,253 girlsOHPennsylvania: #393 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,993 girlsPANew Jersey: #414 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,999 girlsNJConnecticut: #370 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,731 girlsCTCalifornia: #353 for girls · 122 births · 1 in 2,000 girlsCAUtah: #287 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,493 girlsUTColorado: #442 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,940 girlsCONebraska: #179 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 912 girlsNEMissouri: #298 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,033 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedWVVirginia: #297 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,953 girlsVAMaryland: #323 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,131 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedDEArizona: #203 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,060 girlsAZNew Mexico: #204 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 915 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedARTennessee: #581 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,965 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #400 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,906 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #531 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,960 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Rochelle, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #504 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,449 girlsOKLouisiana: #397 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,341 girlsLAMississippi: #344 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,956 girlsMSAlabama: #507 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,778 girlsALGeorgia: #545 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,184 girlsGAHawaii: #114 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 505 girlsHITexas: #534 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 3,605 girlsTXFlorida: #323 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 2,140 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#114 · 1 in 505
  2. Alaska#162 · 1 in 589
  3. Nebraska#179 · 1 in 912
  4. Arizona#203 · 1 in 1,060
  5. New Mexico#204 · 1 in 915

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#114101 in 505
Alaska#16261 in 589
Nebraska#179101 in 912
Arizona#203241 in 1,060
New Mexico#204101 in 915
Iowa#222121 in 1,322
Michigan#223411 in 1,474
Washington#229241 in 1,228
Oregon#256111 in 1,461
Minnesota#264161 in 1,768
Utah#28791 in 1,493
Virginia#297191 in 1,953
Missouri#298161 in 2,033
Ohio#314311 in 2,253
Florida#323361 in 2,140
Maryland#323131 in 2,131
Mississippi#34471 in 1,956
Wisconsin#350111 in 2,663
California#3531221 in 2,000
Connecticut#37071 in 2,731
New York#387491 in 2,424
Pennsylvania#393241 in 2,993
Louisiana#397111 in 2,341
North Carolina#400141 in 2,906
New Jersey#414161 in 2,999
Colorado#44271 in 2,940
Illinois#450251 in 3,092
Indiana#48291 in 3,816
Oklahoma#50451 in 3,449
Alabama#50761 in 3,778
South Carolina#53151 in 3,960
Texas#534371 in 3,605
Massachusetts#53681 in 4,812
Georgia#545101 in 4,184
Tennessee#58161 in 4,965
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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 1989

girls
#364
707 births · 1 in 2,608 girls
boys
#4,811
10 births · 1 in 200,093 boys

Top girls' names in 1989

  1. #1Jessica47,887
  2. #2Ashley47,588
  3. #3Brittany37,792
  4. #4Amanda36,834
  5. #5Sarah27,797
  6. #6Samantha24,792
  7. #7Jennifer24,006
  8. #8Stephanie22,766
  9. #9Lauren21,065
  10. #10Elizabeth20,298
  11. #364Rochelle707

Top boys' names in 1989

  1. #1Michael65,415
  2. #2Christopher53,186
  3. #3Matthew45,375
  4. #4Joshua44,100
  5. #5David35,225
  6. #6Daniel35,007
  7. #7Andrew34,817
  8. #8Justin32,852
  9. #9James32,720
  10. #10Robert30,072
  11. #4,811Rochelle10
More about 1989

girls

1,843,552 girls got a published name in 1989; 1 in 2,608 of them was named Rochelle, which outranked 97.5% of the 14,550 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rochelle
  1. #361Charlene710
  2. #361Keisha710
  3. #361Shayla710
  4. #364Rochelle707
  5. #364Faith707
  6. #364Johanna707
  7. #367Antoinette702
  8. #368Jazmin695
  9. #368Lillian695

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

Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,523Audriana#10,386 → #863
  2. ↑ 7,504Martika#8,391 → #887
  3. ↑ 6,932Audrianna#7,691 → #759
  4. ↑ 3,972Elizabet#4,496 → #524
  5. ↑ 1,772Katherin#2,489 → #717
Fallers
  1. ↓ 539Diandra#905 → #1,444
  2. ↓ 524Taja#720 → #1,244
  3. ↓ 455Jonathan#999 → #1,454
  4. ↓ 445Katarina#960 → #1,405
  5. ↓ 397Caryn#816 → #1,213

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

boys

2,000,928 boys got a published name in 1989; 1 in 200,093 of them was named Rochelle, which outranked 47.9% of the 9,232 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rochelle
  1. #4,527Yoni11
  2. #4,527Yvonne11
  3. #4,527Zeeshan11
  4. #4,811Rochelle10
  5. #4,811Agron10
  6. #4,811Ahsan10
  7. #4,811Aikeem10
  8. #5,165Abdallah9
  9. #5,165Abiel9
  10. #5,165Abrahim9

Tied with 353 names at #4,811; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,314Kiara#7,270 → #956
  2. ↑ 5,870Alexande#6,426 → #556
  3. ↑ 1,111Kwame#1,768 → #657
  4. ↑ 766Kadeem#1,467 → #701
  5. ↑ 684Hakeem#1,270 → #586
Fallers
  1. ↓ 839Long#819 → #1,658
  2. ↓ 337Darell#981 → #1,318
  3. ↓ 294Whitney#890 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 269Trevin#840 → #1,109
  5. ↓ 252Curt#850 → #1,102

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

See the top 100 for 1989 →