Recorded 1968–2013 Girls' name Peak 1971 113 births

Rocquel — girls' name

113 babies named Rocquel in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s251980s341990s432010s6
1990s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Rocquel was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

13 babies were named Rocquel in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rocquel

The Social Security Administration has registered 113 babies named Rocquel between 1968 and 2013, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rocquel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rocquel performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Rocquel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rocquel in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rocquel 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 113 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.

Rocquel at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

113

Since 1968

46 years of records

Peak year

1971

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1968

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2013

Rocquel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1968

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1971)
13
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
468101214 2013199319901986198019701968 5

Rocquel by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
43 births that decade — 38% of Rocquel's all-time total
1960s51970s251980s341990s432010s6

Rocquel by state

Where Rocquel concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rocquel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 4.4%
California share of Rocquel's total US births 4.4%

5 of 113 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rocquel?
113 babies have been named Rocquel since 1968. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1971 with 13 births.
When was Rocquel most popular?
Rocquel was most popular in the 1990s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Rocquel most popular?
The top states for the name Rocquel are California (5 births).
How long has the name Rocquel been used?
Rocquel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 46 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Rocquel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rochelle, Rocio, Rochel, Rochell, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1968–2013 (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.