Rochel

Rochel: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “ewe”
Origin: Hebrew
Say it: RO-khel · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Yiddish-influenced Ashkenazi form of Rachel, from Hebrew Rachel meaning 'ewe'. Common in Orthodox Jewish communities.

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How popular is Rochel?

202436.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Rochel in 2024120

2024 rank#1,693 girls

Peak year2019

Total US babies since 18803,875

Rochel has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Rochel

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Rachelewe · Hebrew
Raquelewe · Hebrew
Raeewe · English
Rachaelewe · Hebrew
Rachelleewe · Hebrew
Rachealewe · Hebrew
Elizabethmy God is an oath · Hebrew
Elianamy God has answered · Hebrew

Rochel questions

What does the name Rochel mean?

Rochel means "ewe". It comes from Hebrew. Yiddish-influenced Ashkenazi form of Rachel, from Hebrew Rachel meaning 'ewe'. Common in Orthodox Jewish communities.

Is Rochel a boy or girl name?

Rochel is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Rochel?

120 US babies were named Rochel in 2024. Its peak year was 2019.

How do you pronounce Rochel?

Rochel is usually pronounced RO-khel.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.