Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1987

Roxana

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,366 Trend ↓ Falling 16%

From Ancient Greek Ῥωξᾱ́νη (Rhōxā́nē) of Old Persian or Bactrian origin.

Rank 2025
#2,366
among girls · ↓270 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
77
named Roxana · -16% vs 2024
How common
1 in 20,874
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1987
320 babies
All-time total
12,020
#1,495 all-time among girls
First recorded
1882
in Social Security records

Roxana popularity over time

12,020 babies have been named Roxana since 1882, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 26 – 26 3 – #832
1890s 17 – 17 2 -35% #1,408
1900s 31 – 31 3 +82% #1,916
1910s 67 – 67 7 +116% #1,963
1920s 133 – 133 13 +99% #1,877
1930s 185 – 185 19 +39% #1,408
1940s 395 – 395 40 +114% #1,086
1950s 588 – 588 59 +49% #1,150
1960s 690 – 690 69 +17% #1,207
1970s 944 – 944 94 +37% #1,080
1980s 2,272 20 2,292 229 +143% #619
1990s 2,517 6 2,523 252 +10% #681
2000s 2,304 – 2,304 230 -9% #861
2010s 1,270 – 1,270 127 -45% #1,265
2020s (to 2025) 555 – 555 93 -27% #1,837

Where Roxana is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 75 0.05 outside top 500
2027 73 0.05 outside top 500
2028 72 0.04 outside top 500
2029 71 0.04 outside top 500
2030 70 0.04 outside top 500

Where Roxana is most popular

Girls named Roxana per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.055 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Texas, and Florida.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Roxana born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
California 113 0.134 +143%
Texas 57 0.071 +28%
Florida 20 0.047 -15%
Colorado 5 0.045 -19%
Virginia 6 0.035 -36%
New York 13 0.033 -41%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
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Missouri – – –
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New Mexico – – –
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South Carolina – – –
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Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Roxana

Roxana is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,366 in 2025 with 77 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1882, 12,020 American babies have been named Roxana. Its peak came in 1987, when 320 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1980s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Roxana stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Roxana?

The median living Roxana is about 32 years old; half are between 20 and 42. An estimated 11 thousand people named Roxana are alive in the United States today.

median 32 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Roxana year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 77 #2,366 – –
2024 92 #2,096 – –
2023 88 #2,174 – –
2022 94 #2,066 – –
2021 97 #2,004 – –
2020 107 #1,837 – –
2019 109 #1,860 – –
2018 100 #1,976 – –
2017 108 #1,888 – –
2016 107 #1,895 – –
2015 127 #1,683 – –
2014 105 #1,918 – –
2013 118 #1,752 – –
2012 140 #1,564 – –
2011 189 #1,265 – –
2010 167 #1,387 – –
2009 225 #1,128 – –
2008 207 #1,226 – –
2007 221 #1,160 – –
2006 245 #1,049 – –
2005 252 #974 – –
2004 243 #980 – –
2003 198 #1,116 – –
2002 268 #861 – –
2001 248 #913 – –
2000 197 #1,058 – –
1995 248 #803 – –
1990 310 #686 – –
1985 232 #748 – –
1980 126 #1,103 – –
1975 91 #1,247 – –
1970 80 #1,327 – –
1965 67 #1,345 – –
1960 66 #1,363 – –
1955 75 #1,156 – –
1950 62 #1,182 – –
1945 39 #1,285 – –
1940 17 #2,022 – –
1935 22 #1,652 – –
1930 7 #3,985 – –
1925 18 #2,178 – –
1920 22 #1,877 – –
1915 9 #3,096 – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 5 #1,503 – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Roxana

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Roxana Roxana Sogdian or Bactrian princess who married Alexander the Great -347–-310 · Antiquity
  2. 2 Roxana Saberi Roxana Saberi American journalist (born 1977) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Roxana, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Roxana?

The median living Roxana is about 32 years old. Half of all living Roxanas are between 20 and 42 years old.

How many people named Roxana are alive today?

An estimated 11 thousand people named Roxana are alive in the United States, based on 12,020 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Roxana mean?

From Ancient Greek Ῥωξᾱ́νη (Rhōxā́nē) of Old Persian or Bactrian origin.

How popular is the name Roxana in 2025?

Roxana ranked #2,366 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 77 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Roxana?

12,020 babies have been named Roxana in the United States since 1882, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Roxana most popular?

Roxana peaked in 1987, when 320 newborns received the name.

Is Roxana a boy or girl name?

Roxana is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Roxana rising or falling?

Roxana is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Roxana become more popular?

Roxana is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 70 girls named Roxana in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Roxana?

Well-known people named Roxana include Roxana (companion), Roxana Saberi (journalist).

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