How Many People Are Named Rochella?
An estimated 191 people in the United States have the first name Rochella. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 58 years old, and Rochella peaked in popularity in 1972 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rochella 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 Rochella paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
191
About 1 in 1,794,525 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
58
years old
Peak Year
1972
15 births
Total Registered
253
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rochella
Rochella is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 253 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Rochella as a female name
Ranked #14,999 in 1992
5 female births in 1992
Peak: 1972 (15 births)
Rochella: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rochella span from the 1930s to the 1990s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 59 babies were registered. Rochella has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Rochella by Decade
How has Rochella 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.
Rochella by State
Rochella + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rochella as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Rochella: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rochella?
We estimate approximately 191 people named Rochella 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 1,794,525 Americans share this first name.
Is Rochella a common name?
Rochella is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 253 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rochella most popular?
Rochella reached peak popularity in 1972, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rochella is approximately 58 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rochella a female name?
Rochella is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rochella Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rochella Smith, Rochella Johnson, Rochella 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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