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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Rochell

Rochell was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1965, when it ranked 1495th; the most babies were born in 1971 (59). More babies were named Rochell in the 1970s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
197159 babies
Total since 1880
1,711babies recorded

Rochell popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few boys are given the name too: 92 since 1917.

YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000#9,72710
1990#3,97926
1980#2,58237
1970#1,67756
1960#2,00333
1950#3,02413
1940#3,7917
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Rochell, counting every spelling?

Rochell has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Rochell?

About 1,500 people born in the US named Rochell are alive today, with a median age of 53; half are between 43 and 61. That makes Rochell mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Rochell by state

How common Rochell was among girls born in each state in 1969–1973, around its peak. In 44 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesIL0.03Michigan: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesMI0.06New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesOH0.01Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesCA0.04Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesMS0.14Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesTX0.01Florida: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesFL0.03
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Rochell, girls, 1969–1973. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Rochell: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rochell, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Rochell

How popular is the name Rochell?

Rochell was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1965, when it ranked 1495th; the most babies were born in 1971 (59). More babies were named Rochell in the 1970s than in any other decade.

Is Rochell a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,619 girls and 92 boys.

Where was Rochell most popular?

In 1969–1973, Rochell was most common in Mississippi (0.14 per 1,000 girls), followed by Michigan and California.