Girls' name · since 1900
Rochelle
46,994 babies named Rochelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #614 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,557 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 46,994
- born since 1900
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rochelle is the #4557 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 46,994 recorded since 1900.
Rochelle has 46,994 recorded births among girls since 1900, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4557 as of the latest data, more common than 74% of girls, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 2025.
- #614 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,557 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 46,994 born since 1900
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rochelle ranks #614 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,557 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 46,994 born since 1900, peaking in the 1960s.
- #614 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,557 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 46,994
- born since 1900
- 1960s
- peak decade
Rochelle's 46,994 recorded births place it above 99.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
49 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Rochelle compares
46,994 Top 4% higher than 96% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Rochelle's all-time total is 125x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rochelle | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 46,994 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,271 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rochelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rochelle's SSA record in two at 1963 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1901, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1969 peak of 1,271, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rochelle popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–2025
- Peak year (1969)
- 1,271
- Annual births at peak, across 126 years of records
Rochelle popularity over time - boys
401 total births recorded since 1910 (Rochelle as boys' name)
Rochelle by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (9,885 births, 21% of the file).
1960s was Rochelle's strongest decade.
9,885 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Rochelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 50
1900s
50 births
- 1910s 278
1910s
278 births
- 1920s 420
1920s
420 births
- 1930s 2,307
1930s
2,307 births
- 1940s
1940s
4,525 births
- 1950s
1950s
6,885 births
- 1960s
1960s
9,885 births
- 1970s
1970s
9,082 births
- 1980s
1980s
7,294 births
- 1990s
1990s
4,249 births
- 2000s 1,293
2000s
1,293 births
- 2010s 521
2010s
521 births
- 2020s 205
2020s
205 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 9,885 births (21% of all-time use).
How Rochelle compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Rochelle's total volume
Rochelle by state
Where Rochelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6,458 | 13.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 5,616 | 12.0% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 3,013 | 6.4% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 2,897 | 6.2% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 2,596 | 5.5% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 2,253 | 4.8% |
| #7 | Texas | | 1,614 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Minnesota | | 1,370 | 2.9% |
6,458 of 46,994 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.
Rochelle appears in 49 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rochelle's data
- Rochelle's decade-level peak was the 1960s (9,885 total births); usage has since declined to 205 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Rochelles (6,458 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Rochelle
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rochelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~125 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, 1900–2025 (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 Rochelle 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.