Girls' name · peaked in 1969
Rochelle name popularity since 1925
46,818 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Rochelle (99.2% girls, 0.8% boys). Half of them were born in 1969 or earlier, so the typical Rochelle is about 57 years old in 2026. Rochelle peaked in 1969 as the #236 name for girls, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 46,818
- Named Rochelle, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #4,646 for girls in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.2% girls
- 46,449 girls · 369 boys
- Most popular in
- Hawaii
- 3.21× its national share
Peak year is the year Rochelle made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Rochelle births per year, 1925–2025
1969 was the biggest year for Rochelle both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1934 and 1939, Rochelle became 3.9× more common.
- Steepest fall: Between 1993 and 1998, its share of baby girls fell by 52%, from 1 in 3,520 to 1 in 7,300.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Rochelle's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Rochelle.
Decade by decade
Babies named Rochelle in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 203 | 11 | – |
| 1930s | 2,307 | 39 | #425 |
| 1940s | 4,525 | 39 | #368 |
| 1950s | 6,885 | 64 | #318 |
| 1960s | 9,885 | 85 | #297 |
| 1970s | 9,082 | 72 | #290 |
| 1980s | 7,294 | 48 | #348 |
| 1990s | 4,249 | 11 | #620 |
| 2000s | 1,293 | 0 | #1,538 |
| 2010s | 521 | 0 | #2,921 |
| 2020–25 | 205 | 0 | #4,646 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
32.2% of babies named Rochelle from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen X years (1965–1980). The full split by generation:
Where Rochelle is most popular
The index compares Rochelle's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Rochelle.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | 3.21× | 433 |
| District of Columbia | 2.12× | 421 |
| Minnesota | 1.74× | 1,370 |
| New York | 1.69× | 5,542 |
| Michigan | 1.57× | 2,596 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Rochelle and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Rochelle (this page) | 46,449 | 1969 |
| Rochell | 1,610 | 1973 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Rochelle's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Rochelle.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Rochelle (1969).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data