How Many People Are Named Rochelle?
people named Rochelle are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 8,610 people in the US has this name
Based on 47,395 babies named Rochelle in Social Security records from 1900 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,284 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the name of the French city La Rochelle, meaning "little rock". It first became commonly used as a given name in America in the 1930s, probably due to the fame of actress Rochelle Hudson (1914-1972) and because of the similarity to the name Rachel.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Rochelle, 99.4% were girls and 0.7% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1910s: 92.7% of the babies were girls then and 100% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Rochelle alive today is about 53 years old, and 57% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 41 and 64 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Rochelle first appears in the records in 1900 and was given most often in 1969, to 1,284 babies. In 2025, 30 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1900 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Rochelle has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #236, in 1969. In 2025 it ranked #4,645.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #4,645 |
| Best rank | #236 (1969) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #289 in the 1960s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Rochelle alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Rochelle were born in California than in any other state: about 5,762 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Rochelle was given 3.1 times as often in Hawaii, 1.8 times in District of Columbia and 1.7 times in Minnesota.
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