Boys' name · since 1927
Roch
Since 1927, U.S. Social Security records show 251 babies named Roch, peaking in 1957. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,647 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 251
- born since 1927
- 1950s
- peak decade
Roch sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 251 recorded since 1927.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roch has been recorded 251 times among boys since 1927, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1927 to 2024.
- #11,647 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 251 born since 1927
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roch ranks #11,647 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 251 born since 1927, peaking in the 1950s.
- #11,647 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 251
- born since 1927
- 1950s
- peak decade
Roch's 251 recorded births place it above 74.37% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Roch's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Roch's full recorded timeline at 1960, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1949, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1957 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Roch popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–2024
- Peak year (1957)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 98 years of records
Roch by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (124 births, 49% of the file).
1950s was Roch's strongest decade.
124 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Roch births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
124 births
- 1960s
1960s
87 births
- 2010s 14
2010s
14 births
- 2020s 15
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 124 births (49% of all-time use).
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What to do with Roch's data
- Roch's decade-level peak was the 1950s (124 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Roch: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~97 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1927–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Roch draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.