girls' name ★ peaked 1954

Roxanne

Meaning A female given name from Persian Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,315 Trend → Stable

A female given name from Persian; a spelling variant of Roxane, fairly popular since the 1930s.

Rank 2025
#1,315
among girls · ↓37 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
170
named Roxanne · -7% vs 2024
How common
1 in 9,455
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1954
2,232 babies
All-time total
59,587
#530 all-time among girls
First recorded
1906
in Social Security records

Roxanne popularity over time

59,587 babies have been named Roxanne since 1906, 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
0.380.751.131.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s 6 – 6 1 – #1,917
1910s 18 – 18 2 +200% #3,619
1920s 71 – 71 7 +294% #2,850
1930s 363 – 363 36 +411% #865
1940s 1,987 – 1,987 199 +447% #436
1950s 16,608 10 16,618 1,662 +736% #158
1960s 13,577 6 13,583 1,358 -18% #193
1970s 8,169 5 8,174 817 -40% #279
1980s 9,044 34 9,078 908 +11% #218
1990s 4,287 – 4,287 429 -53% #336
2000s 2,154 – 2,154 215 -50% #951
2010s 2,131 – 2,131 213 -1% #993
2020s (to 2025) 1,117 – 1,117 186 -13% #1,125

Where Roxanne 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 168 0.10 outside top 500
2027 166 0.10 outside top 500
2028 165 0.10 outside top 500
2029 163 0.10 outside top 500
2030 162 0.10 outside top 500

Where Roxanne is most popular

Girls named Roxanne per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.111 per 1,000. Strongest in Washington, California, and Arizona.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Roxanne 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
Washington 32 0.222 +99%
California 157 0.187 +68%
Arizona 25 0.178 +60%
Colorado 17 0.152 +37%
Ohio 34 0.143 +29%
Texas 107 0.133 +20%
Nevada 6 0.129 +16%
Wisconsin 11 0.107 ≈ national
New York 35 0.088 -21%
Tennessee 14 0.088 -21%
Iowa 5 0.086 -23%
Indiana 12 0.085 -23%
Missouri 10 0.083 -25%
Michigan 15 0.082 -26%
Florida 34 0.079 -29%
Illinois 18 0.079 -29%
Pennsylvania 18 0.076 -32%
Virginia 11 0.065 -42%
Kentucky 5 0.058 -47%
North Carolina 13 0.057 -49%
Minnesota 5 0.046 -58%
Massachusetts 5 0.041 -63%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Roxanne

Roxanne is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,315 in 2025 with 170 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1906, 59,587 American babies have been named Roxanne. Its peak came in 1954, when 2,232 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1950s.

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 Roxanne stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Roxanne?

The median living Roxanne is about 56 years old; half are between 39 and 67. An estimated 54 thousand people named Roxanne are alive in the United States today.

median 56 020406080100

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

Roxanne 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 170 #1,315 – –
2024 182 #1,278 – –
2023 173 #1,317 – –
2022 169 #1,372 – –
2021 208 #1,179 – –
2020 215 #1,125 – –
2019 199 #1,183 – –
2018 183 #1,267 – –
2017 190 #1,249 – –
2016 188 #1,284 – –
2015 181 #1,313 – –
2014 211 #1,170 – –
2013 253 #993 – –
2012 245 #1,036 – –
2011 245 #1,021 – –
2010 236 #1,053 – –
2009 258 #1,018 – –
2008 234 #1,106 – –
2007 211 #1,198 – –
2006 207 #1,181 – –
2005 225 #1,064 – –
2004 222 #1,046 – –
2003 189 #1,148 – –
2002 197 #1,083 – –
2001 186 #1,130 – –
2000 225 #951 – –
1995 341 #640 – –
1990 803 #336 – –
1985 878 #285 5 #7,377
1980 870 #285 – –
1975 744 #309 – –
1970 1,013 #289 5 #5,308
1965 1,271 #242 – –
1960 1,920 #193 – –
1955 2,092 #165 – –
1950 682 #297 – –
1945 198 #519 – –
1940 90 #733 – –
1935 30 #1,350 – –
1930 10 #3,019 – –
1925 9 #3,615 – –
1920 7 #4,326 – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Roxanne

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

  1. 1 Roxanne McKee Roxanne McKee Canadian-born British actress (born 1980) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Roxanne?

The median living Roxanne is about 56 years old. Half of all living Roxannes are between 39 and 67 years old.

How many people named Roxanne are alive today?

An estimated 54 thousand people named Roxanne are alive in the United States, based on 59,587 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Roxanne mean?

A female given name from Persian; a spelling variant of Roxane, fairly popular since the 1930s.

How popular is the name Roxanne in 2025?

Roxanne ranked #1,315 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 170 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Roxanne?

59,587 babies have been named Roxanne in the United States since 1906, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Roxanne most popular?

Roxanne peaked in 1954, when 2,232 newborns received the name.

Is Roxanne a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Roxanne rising or falling?

Roxanne has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Roxanne become more popular?

Roxanne looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 162 girls named Roxanne in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Roxanne?

Well-known people named Roxanne include Roxanne McKee (actor).

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