Given name & surname
Roche
“a glorious woman”·“one who is calm; restful”
Roche is a variant of Roch. One German interpretation is “a glorious woman.” Roche is a variant of Rocco. One Italian interpretation is “one who is calm; restful.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Roche is a variant of Roch. One German interpretation is “a glorious woman.” Roche is a variant of Rocco. One Italian interpretation is “one who is calm; restful.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Roche is a variant of Roch. An origin associated with Roch is German. Roche is a variant of Rocco. An origin associated with Rocco is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1956. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Roche is a variant of Rocco. The history of Rocco gives this family its wider story. Rocco’s historical associations include a 14th-century saint, a Frenchman from Montpelier.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Roche through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 41
- 26 boys · 15 girls
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
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- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1997. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 227 as a first name in 2020; 18,333 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Roche’s family of names
Roche has a related form in Rocco. Roche has a related form in Roch.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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