Rochelle

Girl name

Rochelle has been given to 47,395 babies in the U.S. since 1900. It peaked in 1969.

Meaning & origin /ɹoʊˈʃɛl/

Habitational or topographic name from places in France, La Rochelle, from Old French rochelle diminutive form of roche (“rock”).

Origin: place names

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

47,395

Peak year

1969 (1,284 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1900

10-year trend

▼ -50%

Gender split

99% girls / 1% boys

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American actress

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Rochelle.

46,897 babies since 1881

46,260 babies since 1913

45,349 babies since 1882

43,939 babies since 1880

50,978 babies since 1900

43,694 babies since 1924

51,108 babies since 1913

43,445 babies since 1897

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