Girls' name · since 1952
Roshelle
850 babies named Roshelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,412 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 850
- born since 1952
- 1980s
- peak decade
850 girls have been named Roshelle since 1952, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Roshelle recorded 850 times among girls since 1952, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 2019.
- #8,412 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 850 born since 1952
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roshelle ranks #8,412 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 850 born since 1952, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,412 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 850
- born since 1952
- 1980s
- peak decade
Roshelle's 850 recorded births place it above 88.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Roshelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Roshelle's full recorded timeline at 1982, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1952, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 33 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Roshelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–2019
- Peak year (1990)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Roshelle by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (240 births, 28% of the file).
1980s was Roshelle's strongest decade.
240 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Roshelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 33
1950s
33 births
- 1960s
1960s
138 births
- 1970s
1970s
233 births
- 1980s
1980s
240 births
- 1990s
1990s
143 births
- 2000s 53
2000s
53 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 240 births (28% of all-time use).
How Roshelle 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 Roshelle's total volume
Roshelle by state
Where Roshelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1952
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 28 | 3.3% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 10 | 1.2% |
28 of 850 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Roshelle's data
- Roshelle's decade-level peak was the 1980s (240 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Roshelles (28 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.
Keep exploring Roshelle
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Roshelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~67 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, 1952–2019 (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 Roshelle 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.