Rochelle
Rochelle was the 4646th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 30 babies. Its best year was 1969, when it ranked 236th with 1,271 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,725 places. More babies were named Rochelle in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,646 girls, down 582 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 30girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19691,271 babies
- Total since 1880
- 47,395babies recorded
Rochelle popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 401 since 1910.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,646 | 30 |
| 2020 | #4,064 | 35 |
| 2010 | #2,635 | 69 |
| 2000 | #1,057 | 197 |
| 1990 | #377 | 696 |
| 1980 | #321 | 754 |
| 1970 | #261 | 1,179 |
| 1960 | #312 | 910 |
| 1950 | #342 | 524 |
| 1940 | #295 | 460 |
| 1930 | #1,398 | 31 |
| 1920 | #1,203 | 41 |
| 1910 | #1,411 | 12 |
| 1900 | #1,893 | 6 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Rochelle, counting every spelling?
Rochelle is a spelling of Rochel, a name family that ranked #1,209 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,646 for Rochelle on its own. Together these spellings went to 177 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rochel | 147 | #1,466 | 600 |
| Rochelle | 30 | #4,646 | 170 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Rochelle?
30 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rochelle (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Rochelle born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 280 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rochelle.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rochelle?
About 39,100 people born in the US named Rochelle are alive today, with a median age of 54; half are between 42 and 65. That makes Rochelle mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Rochelle by state
How common Rochelle was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (3.0×). In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Rochelle: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rochelle, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Rochelle
How popular is the name Rochelle?
Rochelle was the 4646th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 30 babies. Its best year was 1969, when it ranked 236th with 1,271 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,725 places. More babies were named Rochelle in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Rochelle a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Rochelle in the US.
Where is Rochelle most popular?
In 2021–2025, Rochelle was most common in New York (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Florida.