Rochel
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ROH-khel
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,276 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,458 for girls
Rochel is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “ewe”. In 2025 it ranked 4,276th for girls in the UK (5 babies) and 1,458th for girls in the US (147 babies).
What does Rochel mean?
Hebrew: Yiddish form of Rachel
“ewe”
Rachel is the beloved wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin in the Book of Genesis.
Is Rochel a girl's or a boy's name?
Rochel is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls in the UK and 147 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Rochel in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,276among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 56,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 433% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 5 girls in the UK were named Rochel, making it the 4,276th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2011, with 11 girls.
Half of all the girls named Rochel in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,200th in England and Wales.
Rochel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #4,276 |
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,766 |
| 2022 | 7 | #3,347 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,846 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,864 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,393 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 9 | #2,451 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,806 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,874 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,587 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,921 |
| 1998 | 8 | #2,110 |
| 1997 | 7 | #2,281 |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
How popular is Rochel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,458among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 147about 1 in 11,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 147 girls in the US were named Rochel, making it the 1,458th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,977th. It first appears in the records in 1947.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Rochel of any year since it first appeared, in 1947.
Half of all the girls named Rochel in the US since 1880 were born between 1990 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rochel in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 147 | #1,458 |
| 2024 | 121 | #1,681 |
| 2023 | 117 | #1,750 |
| 2022 | 106 | #1,898 |
| 2021 | 109 | #1,841 |
| 2020 | 95 | #1,977 |
| 2019 | 131 | #1,614 |
| 2018 | 102 | #1,937 |
| 2017 | 96 | #2,035 |
| 2016 | 113 | #1,828 |
| 2015 | 103 | #1,950 |
| 2014 | 103 | #1,940 |
| 2013 | 104 | #1,918 |
| 2012 | 95 | #2,028 |
| 2011 | 80 | #2,326 |
| 2010 | 94 | #2,093 |
| 2009 | 95 | #2,119 |
| 2008 | 108 | #1,949 |
| 2007 | 91 | #2,177 |
| 2006 | 88 | #2,186 |
| 2005 | 77 | #2,312 |
| 2004 | 65 | #2,553 |
| 2003 | 66 | #2,462 |
| 2002 | 87 | #2,002 |
| 2001 | 63 | #2,457 |
| 2000 | 52 | #2,773 |
| 1999 | 67 | #2,219 |
| 1998 | 58 | #2,395 |
| 1997 | 39 | #3,033 |
| 1996 | 58 | #2,279 |
| 1995 | 54 | #2,389 |
| 1994 | 42 | #2,843 |
| 1993 | 56 | #2,284 |
| 1992 | 60 | #2,215 |
| 1991 | 44 | #2,697 |
| 1990 | 43 | #2,690 |
| 1989 | 43 | #2,613 |
| 1988 | 45 | #2,414 |
| 1987 | 43 | #2,396 |
| 1986 | 51 | #2,078 |
| 1985 | 59 | #1,881 |
| 1984 | 47 | #2,110 |
| 1983 | 34 | #2,594 |
| 1982 | 44 | #2,250 |
| 1981 | 47 | #2,158 |
| 1980 | 38 | #2,486 |
| 1979 | 38 | #2,430 |
| 1978 | 28 | #2,859 |
| 1977 | 32 | #2,606 |
| 1976 | 31 | #2,545 |
| 1975 | 32 | #2,456 |
| 1974 | 23 | #3,008 |
| 1973 | 19 | #3,341 |
| 1972 | 20 | #3,177 |
| 1971 | 21 | #3,166 |
| 1970 | 26 | #2,705 |
| 1969 | 17 | #3,317 |
| 1968 | 20 | #2,874 |
| 1967 | 25 | #2,432 |
| 1966 | 14 | #3,399 |
| 1965 | 10 | #4,201 |
| 1964 | 10 | #4,354 |
| 1963 | 8 | #4,895 |
| 1962 | 14 | #3,437 |
| 1961 | 9 | #4,545 |
| 1960 | 20 | #2,728 |
| 1959 | 14 | #3,253 |
| 1958 | 20 | #2,580 |
| 1957 | 15 | #3,032 |
| 1956 | 8 | #4,466 |
| 1955 | 10 | #3,777 |
| 1954 | 11 | #3,489 |
| 1953 | 7 | #4,594 |
| 1952 | 12 | #3,200 |
| 1951 | 8 | #4,010 |
| 1950 | 6 | #4,736 |
| 1949 | 6 | #4,672 |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 9 | #3,704 |
Names like Rochel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Mia Abigail Rachel Molly Hannah Jasmine Ava Eden Leah Zoe Angel Chloe
Names related to Rochel
Rachael Rochelle Racheal Ruchel Rachele Rachell Rechel Raychel
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Rochel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rochel, updated 20 October 2026.