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Rochele
How to Pronounce Rochele
Pronounced roh-SHEL /roʊˈʃɛl/Medium
Meaning: Rochele is a one-l spelling of Rochelle, a French name from roche, 'rock,' with a small-size ending, giving 'little rock.' It also recalls the French port of La Rochelle. The dropped l is a written variation, not a separate origin.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Rochele is a spelling variant of Rochelle, from French roche, 'rock,' with a diminutive ending for 'little rock'; it also brings to mind the port of La Rochelle. The single l is a record-keeping quirk. Rochele appears in United States records from around 1950 and reached a small high around 1972, during the wide vogue for French-sounding -elle names. It stayed rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year.
A girl named Rochele at that high would be in her fifties now, part of the Rochelle-and-Danielle cohort. The trimmed spelling never overtook the standard Rochelle and has faded; parents who love the sound choose Rochelle, so Rochele reads as a period variant of its era.
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What does the name Rochele mean?
It is a spelling of Rochelle, from French roche, 'rock,' meaning 'little rock.'
How do you pronounce Rochele?
It's said roh-SHEL /roʊˈʃɛl/, two syllables.
Is Rochele a boy or girl name?
Rochele is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Rochele?
It has always been rare, a Rochelle spelling given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak.