US rank #9996 Boys' name Peak 1957 251 births

Roch — #9996 US boys' name

251 babies named Roch in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s61940s51950s1241960s872010s142020s15
#9996
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 30% of names given to boys today.

1950s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Roch was born in this single decade.

1957
Single peak year

28 babies were named Roch in 1957 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Roch

The Social Security Administration has registered 251 babies named Roch between 1927 and 2024, spanning 98 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Roch currently holds the #9996 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Roch performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 124 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Roch shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Roch 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 251 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.

Roch at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

251

Since 1927

98 years of records

Peak year

1957

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

#9,996

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1927

Recorded for 98 years

Last year on file: 2024

Roch popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1927

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1957)
28
Annual births at peak — across 98 years of records
0102030 202420141965196219591956195319491927 6

Roch by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
124 births that decade — 49% of Roch's all-time total
1920s61940s51950s1241960s872010s142020s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Roch?
251 babies have been named Roch since 1927. It currently ranks #9996 among boys. The peak year was 1957 with 28 births.
When was Roch most popular?
Roch was most popular in the 1950s decade with 124 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
How long has the name Roch been used?
Roch has been recorded in Social Security data since 1927, spanning 98 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Roch?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rocco, Rocky, Rock, Rockwell, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1927–2024 (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.