Given name
Rochella
“from the little rock”
Rochella is a variant of Rochelle. One French interpretation is “from the little rock.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rochella is a variant of Rochelle. One French interpretation is “from the little rock.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Rochella is a variant of Rochelle. An origin associated with Rochelle is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1936. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rochella through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 253
- 0 boys · 253 girls
- Most popular year
- 1972
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1992. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 15 in 1972. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 264 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Rochella’s family of names
Rochella has a related form in Rochelle.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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