How Many People Are Named Rochel?
An estimated 3,719 people in the United States have the first name Rochel. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Rochel peaked in popularity in 2019 with 131 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rochel as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Rochel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,719
About 1 in 92,163 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2019
131 births
Total Registered
3,875
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rochel
Rochel is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,875 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Rochel as a female name
Ranked #1,700 in 2024
120 female births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (131 births)
Rochel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rochel span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,021 babies were registered. While Rochel is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Rochel by Decade
How has Rochel tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Rochel by State
Birth registrations for Rochel span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, New Jersey, California. The lowest are in Maryland, Ohio, California. On average, about 604 Rochels were registered per state.
Rochel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rochel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Rochel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rochel?
We estimate approximately 3,719 people named Rochel are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 92,163 Americans share this first name.
Is Rochel a common name?
Rochel is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,875 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rochel most popular?
Rochel reached peak popularity in 2019, when 131 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rochel is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rochel a female name?
Rochel is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rochel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rochel Smith, Rochel Johnson, Rochel Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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