Recorded 1926–2007 Girls' name Peak 1926 28 births

Rocelia — girls' name

28 babies named Rocelia in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s71970s111980s52000s5
1970s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Rocelia was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

7 babies were named Rocelia in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rocelia

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Rocelia between 1926 and 2007, spanning 82 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rocelia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rocelia performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Rocelia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rocelia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 28 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Rocelia at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

28

Since 1926

82 years of records

Peak year

1926

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1926

Recorded for 82 years

Last year on file: 2007

Rocelia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1926

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1926)
7
Annual births at peak — across 82 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20071983197719761926 7

Rocelia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
11 births that decade — 39% of Rocelia's all-time total
1920s71970s111980s52000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rocelia?
28 babies have been named Rocelia since 1926. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1926 with 7 births.
When was Rocelia most popular?
Rocelia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
How long has the name Rocelia been used?
Rocelia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1926, spanning 82 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Rocelia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rochelle, Rocio, Rochel, Rochell, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1926–2007 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.