Roxanna

#2,822 for girls in 2025, 60 births · Last seen for boys in 1987 at #5,459
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1954 · 245 births
Debut · girls
9 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
13,459
since 1880

Roxanna over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Roxanna has never cracked the top 500 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201960peak #572, 1954girls
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2,82260—
2024#3,22549—
2023#2,89158—
2022#2,66165—
2021#2,89258—
2020#2,58066—
2019#2,35576—
2018#2,14588—
2017#2,23684—
2016#2,12991—
2015#2,03996—
2014#1,876107—
2013#2,00297—
2012#1,719120—
2011#1,592136—
2010#1,402163—
2009#1,528148—
2008#1,589143—
2007#1,551147—
2006#1,514145—
2005#1,539133—
2004#1,373152—
2003#1,348150—
2002#1,411136—
2001#1,266155—
2000#1,481124—
1999#1,431122—
1998#1,508112—
1997#1,456113—
1996#1,119162—
1995#1,049171—
1994#1,083166—
1993#1,054174—
1992#1,183148—
1991#988190—
1990#905212—
1989#766254—
1988#628316—
1987#634301#5,4597
1986#851195—
1985#853189—
1984#894167—
1983#828185—
1982#846184—
1981#846184—
1980#1,152117—
1979#981146—
1978#1,063125—
1977#1,034128—
1976#964132—
1975#910143—
1974#1,003120—
1973#911135—
1972#800169—
1971#807173—
1970#840161—
1969#757177—
1968#789162—
1967#812150—
1966#736179—
1965#745180—
1964#793172—
1963#640250—
1962#660237—
1961#614273—
1960#635254—
1959#757180—
1958#751176—
1957#758173—
1956#673204—
1955#642208—
1954#572245—
1953#684175—
1952#712156—
1951#651177—
1950#703149—
1949#879100—
1948#849106—
1947#92991—
1946#84995—
1945#84979—
1944#90072—
1943#88977—
1942#1,16246—
1941#1,06547—
1940#1,08045—
1939#1,07944—
1938#1,07944—
1937#98151—
1936#97949—
1935#1,38128—
1934#1,31730—
1933#1,65821—
1932#1,75420—
1931#1,80319—
1930#1,56925—
1929#2,01117—
1928#1,73823—
1927#1,82822—
1926#1,93220—
1925#2,01819—
1924#1,92621—
1923#1,94420—
1922#1,95720—
1921#1,86722—
1920#2,07918—
1919#1,60425—
1918#1,80521—
1917#1,70821—
1916#2,02816—
1915#2,05015—
1914#1,54118—
1913#1,67013—
1912#1,71911—
1911#1,9567—
1910#1,33512—
1909——
1908#1,4399—
1907——
1906#1,15411—
1905——
1904#1,17010—
1903#93114—
1902#1,5946—
1901#1,1369—
1900#1,10612—
1899#1,3946—
1898#1,00912—
1897#1,2637—
1896——
1895#1,5925—
1894#1,3536—
1893#1,4375—
1892#1,2786—
1891#1,0068—
1890#1,0997—
1889#1,2795—
1888#8949—
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1886#7789—
1885#9216—
1884#8517—
1883#9205—
1882#6788—
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1880#5809—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Roxanna was already there! It came in at #580, and was given to 9 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1881, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Roxanna is popular in 1960

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedNHWashington: #490 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,712 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedMNIllinois: #746 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 11,958 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedWIMichigan: #556 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 7,359 girlsMINew York: #950 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 18,633 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedSDIowa: #456 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,629 girlsIAIndiana: #343 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,963 girlsINOhio: #636 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 9,562 girlsOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #524 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 4,933 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedNEMissouri: #376 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,443 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedNMKansas: #345 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,627 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedARTennessee: #480 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,201 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #497 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,396 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #437 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,235 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedHITexas: #488 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 4,050 girlsTXFlorida: #545 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,584 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Indiana#343 · 1 in 2,963
  2. Kansas#345 · 1 in 2,627
  3. Missouri#376 · 1 in 3,443
  4. Louisiana#437 · 1 in 3,235
  5. Iowa#456 · 1 in 5,629

Best ever in a state: #226 in Oregon, 1950.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Indiana#343171 in 2,963
Kansas#34581 in 2,627
Missouri#376131 in 3,443
Louisiana#437121 in 3,235
Iowa#45651 in 5,629
Tennessee#48071 in 5,201
Texas#488281 in 4,050
Washington#49061 in 4,712
North Carolina#49791 in 5,396
California#524351 in 4,933
Florida#54591 in 5,584
Michigan#556121 in 7,359
Ohio#636111 in 9,562
Illinois#74691 in 11,958
New York#95091 in 18,633
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Roxanna
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 403 spots since 2024 (#3,225 → #2,822)
  • 242 spots since 2020 (#2,580 → #2,822)
  • 783 spots since 2015 (#2,039 → #2,822)
  • Biggest jump: 663 spots in 1903 (#1,594 → #931)
  • Biggest drop: 385 spots in 1889 (#894 → #1,279)
Rise & fade · girls
74 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1954 at #572 (245 births)
  • Births halved by 1974, 20 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 55 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 55 yrs · run 1943–1973
Share of babies · girls
1 in 5,636
  • Highest: 1 in 5,636 girls born in 1988 were named Roxanna (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 26,788 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #572 in 1954, was only 1 in 7,926 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1980s
  • 15.5% of all girls named Roxanna (2,092) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s58#580 (1880)#863
1890s62#1,006 (1891)#1,270
1900s71#931 (1903)#1,219
1910s159#1,335 (1910)#1,742
1920s202#1,738 (1928)#1,930
1930s331#979 (1936)#1,360
1940s758#849 (1948)#945
1950s1,843#572 (1954)#690
1960s2,034#614 (1961)#718
1970s1,432#800 (1972)#931
1980s2,092#628 (1988)#830
1990s1,570#905 (1990)#1,178
2000s1,433#1,266 (2001)#1,460
2010s1,058#1,402 (2010)#1,950
2020s356#2,580 (2020)#2,845

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Roxanna in 1960

girls
#635
254 births · 1 in 7,960 girls

Top girls' names in 1960

  1. #1Mary51,472
  2. #2Susan39,208
  3. #3Linda37,316
  4. #4Karen36,378
  5. #5Donna34,138
  6. #6Lisa33,693
  7. #7Patricia32,113
  8. #8Debra26,732
  9. #9Cynthia26,706
  10. #10Deborah25,266
  11. #635Roxanna254
More about 1960

girls

2,021,941 girls got a published name in 1960; 1 in 7,960 of them was named Roxanna, which outranked 91.3% of the 7,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Roxanna
  1. #630Simone257
  2. #633Cathryn255
  3. #633Melba255
  4. #635Roxanna254
  5. #636Arleen253
  6. #637Bambi251
  7. #637Georgette251
Biggest movers since 1959
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,798Lisha#2,395 → #597
  2. ↑ 1,223Elana#2,108 → #885
  3. ↑ 667Leisha#1,537 → #870
  4. ↑ 513Misty#1,214 → #701
  5. ↑ 462Loriann#1,396 → #934
Fallers
  1. ↓ 421Taryn#771 → #1,192
  2. ↓ 335Cheryll#993 → #1,328
  3. ↓ 305Marilynn#724 → #1,029
  4. ↓ 304Drema#997 → #1,301
  5. ↓ 258Merrie#978 → #1,236

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1960 →