Recorded 1956–1982 Unisex name Peak 1959 26 births

Roche — boys' name

26 babies named Roche in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s141980s12
1950s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Roche was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

9 babies were named Roche in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Roche

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Roche between 1956 and 1982, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Roche currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 9 babies received it in a single year. Roche is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 15 additional births since 1985.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Roche performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Roche shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Roche 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 26 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.

Roche at a glance

Last recorded 1982

Total births

26

Since 1956

27 years of records

Peak year

1959

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1982

Active since

1956

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1982

Roche popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1956

Last recorded 1982
Peak year (1959)
9
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
45678910 1982198019591956 5

Roche popularity over time — girls

15 total births recorded since 1985 (Roche as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 15 births
5 199719951985 5

Roche by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
14 births that decade — 54% of Roche's all-time total
1950s141980s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Roche?
26 babies have been named Roche since 1956. It was last recorded in 1982. The peak year was 1959 with 9 births.
When was Roche most popular?
Roche was most popular in the 1950s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
Is Roche a unisex name?
Yes, Roche is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 26 births, and as a girl's name it has 15 births.
How long has the name Roche been used?
Roche has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 27 years of data through 1982.
What names are similar to Roche?
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.

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, 1956–1982 (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.