Rochester
Masculine
Rochester entered the US charts in 1914, peaked at #1438 in 1944, is rarely given in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.
How old is the name Rochester?
Rochester first appears in US birth records in 1914 — 111 years ago. The typical Rochester alive today was born around 1944, making them about 81 years old. About 200 people named Rochester are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Rochester most popular?
Rochester peaked in 1944, reaching #1438 nationally. See the whole 1944 chart.
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What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1914
- Most boys named
- 194422 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1438reached in 1944
- Change vs 1965
- −40.0%6 in 1971, from 10
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Rochesters among us
people named Rochester are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
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Fashion outlook
Rochester sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
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Rochester
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Frequently asked
- How many Rochesters are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 200 people named Rochester are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Rochester in 2025?
- Rochester is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Rochester with classmates?
- Rochester will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology
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