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Girl name

Rochell

95% girls · last recorded 2008

Rochell has been given to about 1,711 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1971, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,557
Median age today54 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Rochell per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1971 · 64
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,711

How popular is Rochell?

Its best year was 1971, when 64 babies were given the name, ranking 1610th. The typical living American called Rochell is about 54 years old today.

Names that sound like Rochell

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Rochel0.91
  2. Rochelle0.75
  3. Rachel0.72
  4. Michell0.69
  5. Odell0.64
  6. Lovell0.64
  7. Racheal0.63
  8. Rachael0.60

Middle names for Rochell

Ranked by flow score
  1. Rochell Anne0.81
  2. Rochell Catherine0.78
  3. Rochell Josephine0.78
  4. Rochell Marie0.77
  5. Rochell Grace0.77
  6. Rochell Eve0.77

Sibling names for Rochell

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Georginasister · 0.73
  2. Larasister · 0.73
  3. Heidisister · 0.73
  4. Wadebrother · 0.70
  5. Troybrother · 0.70
  6. Barronbrother · 0.69

Where Rochell is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Rochell Anderson0.77
    2. Rochell White0.72
    3. Rochell Nguyen0.72
    4. Rochell Moore0.72
    5. Rochell Brown0.72
    6. Rochell Young0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Rochell

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.