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Rochelle

Pronounced R AH2 SH EH1 L (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 1969
  • 125 years in use
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How popular is Rochelle?

Rochelle is a girls' name, and first appears in 1900. It has been given to 47,372 children — the 557th most common girls' name on record.

It is still recorded, but barely: 392 births across the past decade, against a peak of 1,270 in a single year. That peak was in 1969.

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1969Girls: 1,270Boys: 13

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
R AH2 SH EH1 L · R OW0 SH EH1 L
Stress pattern:
21 · 01
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Rochelle

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Rochelle

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Rochelle?
Rochelle ranks 557th among girls' names in US records, with 47,372 births since 1900. Over the past decade it accounts for 392.
Is Rochelle a unisex name?
No. Rochelle is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Rochelle most popular?
1969, when 1,270 children were given the name. It has been in use for 125 years and is still recorded as of 2024.