Recorded 1947–2008 Girls' name Peak 1971 593 births

Roshell — girls' name

593 babies named Roshell in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s351960s1231970s1741980s1601990s732000s23
1970s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Roshell was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

27 babies were named Roshell in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Roshell

The Social Security Administration has registered 593 babies named Roshell between 1947 and 2008, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Roshell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Roshell performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 174 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Roshell 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 Roshell in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Roshell 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 593 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.

Roshell at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

593

Since 1947

62 years of records

Peak year

1971

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1947

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 2008

Roshell popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1947

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1971)
27
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
051015202530 200819971989198319771971196519581947 5

Roshell popularity over time — boys

12 total births recorded since 1975 (Roshell as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 12 births
4.555.566.577.5 19761975 7

Roshell by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
174 births that decade — 29% of Roshell's all-time total
1940s51950s351960s1231970s1741980s1601990s732000s23

Roshell by state

Where Roshell concentrates geographically — total births since 1947

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Roshell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 0.8%
California share of Roshell's total US births 0.8%

5 of 593 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Roshell?
593 babies have been named Roshell since 1947. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1971 with 27 births.
When was Roshell most popular?
Roshell was most popular in the 1970s decade with 174 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Roshell most popular?
The top states for the name Roshell are California (5 births).
How long has the name Roshell been used?
Roshell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 62 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Roshell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rose, Rosa, Rosemary, Rosie, 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, 1947–2008 (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.