Rochelle
Rochelle is a given name for women.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Rochelle
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rochelle is a given name for women.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Rochelle
American parents first put Rochelle on the record books as a baby girl name in 1900, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1969, when 1,270 Rochelles were born — ranking #236 that year. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 21% of all recorded Rochelles. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #4,395 among baby girl names with 32 births, falling sharply (-16%). In total, more than 47K Rochelles have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Rochelle
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Rochelle. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Rochelle
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- Rochelle Abramson , American violinist
- Rochelle Alers (born 1963), American writer
- Rochelle Aytes (born 1976), American actress
- Rochelle Ballantyne (born 1995), American chess player
- Rochelle Ballard (born 1971), American surfer
- Rochelle Blumenfeld (born 1936), American artist
- Rochelle Buffenstein , American biologist, senior principal investigator
- Rochelle Clark (born 1981), English rugby union player
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Names that sound like Rochelle
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About the name Rochelle
Rochelle is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1900 and has accumulated 47K births in the dataset. Rochelle's peak popularity came in 1969 when it ranked #236. Use the chart and map above to compare Rochelle's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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