Boys' name · since 1914
Rochester
463 babies named Rochester in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1944. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,256 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 463
- born since 1914
- 1940s
- peak decade
Rochester is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 463 have been recorded since 1914.
Social Security Administration records show Rochester recorded 463 times among boys since 1914, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1971.
- #8,256 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 463 born since 1914
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rochester ranks #8,256 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 463 born since 1914, peaking in the 1940s.
- #8,256 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 463
- born since 1914
- 1940s
- peak decade
Rochester's 463 recorded births place it above 81.84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Rochester's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rochester's full recorded timeline at 1942, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1932, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1944 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rochester popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1971
- Peak year (1944)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Rochester by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (148 births, 32% of the file).
1940s was Rochester's strongest decade.
148 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Rochester births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 46
1910s
46 births
- 1920s
1920s
68 births
- 1930s 47
1930s
47 births
- 1940s
1940s
148 births
- 1950s
1950s
104 births
- 1960s 44
1960s
44 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 148 births (32% of all-time use).
Rochester by state
Where Rochester concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 11 | 2.4% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 5 | 1.1% |
11 of 463 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Rochester's data
- Rochester's decade-level peak was the 1940s (148 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Rochesters (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rochester: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1944)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1914–1971 (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 Rochester 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.