Rochel Girl
How popular is Rochel?
#1,458 girl name in 2025
147 baby girls were named Rochel in the US in 2025, making it the 1458th most popular girl name.
Rochel popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #1,458 for girls (▲ 223 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 147 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+43% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,950 in 2015, #1,977 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (147 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,458 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1947 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Rochel counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Rochel family of names ranked #1,098 for girls in 2025 (#1,185 the year before), with 177 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Rochel | 147 | 83% |
| Rochelle | 30 | 17% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Rochel is most popular
Babies named Rochel per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New Jersey: 1.8 per 1,000 (316 girls)
- New York: 0.5 per 1,000 (205 girls)
Rochel by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 15 | #3,704 |
| 1950s | 111 | #2,580 |
| 1960s | 147 | #2,432 |
| 1970s | 270 | #2,430 |
| 1980s | 451 | #1,881 |
| 1990s | 521 | #2,215 |
| 2000s | 792 | #1,949 |
| 2010s | 1,021 | #1,614 |
| 2020s | 695 | #1,458 |
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Questions
- Is Rochel a boy or girl name?
- Rochel is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Rochel were girls.
- How popular is the name Rochel?
- 147 baby girls were named Rochel in the US in 2025, making it the 1458th most popular girl name.
- When was Rochel most popular?
- Rochel peaked in 2025, when 147 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,458 in 2025.
- How many people are named Rochel?
- 4,023 babies have been named Rochel in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,934 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 19.
- Where is Rochel most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Rochel was most common in New Jersey, at 1.8 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.