Roxanne

#1,309 for girls in 2025, 170 births · Last seen for boys in 1988 at #5,200
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1954 · 2,232 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
59,532
since 1906

Roxanne over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Roxanne has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201949peak #158, 1954girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2025#1,309170—
2024#1,275182—
2023#1,310173—
2022#1,371169—
2021#1,175208—
2020#1,120215—
2019#1,180199—
2018#1,262183—
2017#1,248190—
2016#1,284188—
2015#1,311181—
2014#1,164211—
2013#988253—
2012#1,035245—
2011#1,019245—
2010#1,051236—
2009#1,017258—
2008#1,104234—
2007#1,196211—
2006#1,173207—
2005#1,061225—
2004#1,043222—
2003#1,146189—
2002#1,077197—
2001#1,127186—
2000#946225—
1999#896237—
1998#831256—
1997#783266—
1996#671330—
1995#638341—
1994#598376—
1993#527459—
1992#431585—
1991#403634—
1990#336803—
1989#277975—
1988#2181,191#5,2008
1987#2501,021#3,95911
1986#302811—
1985#285878#6,5235
1984#317749—
1983#287818#6,2385
1982#277879—
1981#285852#6,2625
1980#285870—
1979#278879—
1978#307760—
1977#316751—
1976#328679—
1975#309744—
1974#316722—
1973#321702—
1972#288883—
1971#2771,036—
1970#2891,013#4,7245
1969#2681,090—
1968#2671,015—
1967#2681,005—
1966#2441,186—
1965#2421,271—
1964#2411,324—
1963#2201,527—
1962#2191,515—
1961#2021,724#3,6526
1960#1931,920—
1959#2021,707#3,9885
1958#2051,586—
1957#1981,774—
1956#1722,114#3,9425
1955#1652,092—
1954#1582,232—
1953#1781,763—
1952#1871,578—
1951#2341,080—
1950#296682—
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1948#471290—
1947#502270—
1946#517232—
1945#515198—
1944#547175—
1943#565179—
1942#720107—
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1940#73290—
1939#86266—
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1936#94153—
1935#1,33130—
1934#1,44026—
1933#1,51324—
1932#1,59723—
1931#2,10515—
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1929#3,1379—
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First appearance
1906

The first year at least five girls were named Roxanne! It came in at #1,727, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1907–1917, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Roxanne is popular in 1949

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedNHWashington: #322 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,791 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedIDMontana: #168 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 869 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #145 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 956 girlsMNIllinois: #372 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 4,516 girlsILWisconsin: #172 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,420 girlsWIMichigan: #281 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,945 girlsMINew York: #339 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 3,639 girlsNYMassachusetts: #344 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,589 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedRIOregon: #296 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,505 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedSDIowa: #216 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,949 girlsIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedINOhio: #439 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 6,670 girlsOHPennsylvania: #483 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 8,559 girlsPANew Jersey: #319 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,859 girlsNJConnecticut: #274 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,877 girlsCTCalifornia: #428 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 4,355 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedCONebraska: #221 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,680 girlsNEMissouri: #472 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,458 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedVAMaryland: #339 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,743 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #582 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 9,809 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedHITexas: #958 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 15,788 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Minnesota#145 · 1 in 956
  2. Montana#168 · 1 in 869
  3. Wisconsin#172 · 1 in 1,420
  4. Iowa#216 · 1 in 1,949
  5. Nebraska#221 · 1 in 1,680

Best ever in a state: #29 in Hawaii, 1955.

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StateRankBirthsShare
Minnesota#145341 in 956
Montana#16871 in 869
Wisconsin#172261 in 1,420
Iowa#216141 in 1,949
Nebraska#22181 in 1,680
Connecticut#27461 in 2,877
Michigan#281241 in 2,945
Oregon#29661 in 2,505
New Jersey#319111 in 3,859
Washington#32291 in 2,791
Maryland#33961 in 3,743
New York#339391 in 3,639
Massachusetts#34481 in 5,589
Illinois#372191 in 4,516
California#428261 in 4,355
Ohio#439131 in 6,670
Missouri#47261 in 6,458
Pennsylvania#483121 in 8,559
North Carolina#58251 in 9,809
Texas#95861 in 15,788
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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 Roxanne
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 34 spots since 2024 (#1,275 → #1,309)
  • 189 spots since 2020 (#1,120 → #1,309)
  • 2 spots since 2015 (#1,311 → #1,309)
  • Biggest jump: 390 spots in 1936 (#1,331 → #941)
  • Biggest drop: 181 spots in 2001 (#946 → #1,127)
Rise & fade · girls
48 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1906
  • Peaked 1954 at #158 (2,232 births)
  • Births halved by 1967, 13 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 66 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 66 yrs · run 1936–2000
Share of babies · girls
1 in 870
  • Highest: 1 in 870 girls born in 1954 were named Roxanne (0.11%)
  • Latest: 1 in 9,455 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 27.9% of all girls named Roxanne (16,608) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1900s6#1,727 (1906)#1,727
1910s18#3,187 (1913)#3,765
1920s71#2,708 (1926)#3,406
1930s363#862 (1939)#1,447
1940s1,987#436 (1949)#567
1950s16,608#158 (1954)#200
1960s13,577#193 (1960)#236
1970s8,169#277 (1971)#303
1980s9,044#218 (1988)#278
1990s4,287#336 (1990)#611
2000s2,154#946 (2000)#1,089
2010s2,131#988 (2013)#1,154
2020s1,117#1,120 (2020)#1,260

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.

Roxanne in 1949

girls
#436
331 births · 1 in 5,169 girls

Top girls' names in 1949

  1. #1Linda91,015
  2. #2Mary66,874
  3. #3Patricia46,324
  4. #4Barbara42,600
  5. #5Susan37,709
  6. #6Sandra30,643
  7. #7Nancy29,249
  8. #8Carol26,780
  9. #9Kathleen26,357
  10. #10Sharon25,713
  11. #436Roxanne331
More about 1949

girls

1,710,877 girls got a published name in 1949; 1 in 5,169 of them was named Roxanne, which outranked 92.8% of the 6,066 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Roxanne
  1. #433Jeannine337
  2. #434Amanda333
  3. #435Etta332
  4. #436Roxanne331
  5. #437Jimmie328
  6. #438Christie327
  7. #439Essie326
Biggest movers since 1948
Risers
  1. ↑ 937Sharman#1,708 → #771
  2. ↑ 665Roseanna#1,422 → #757
  3. ↑ 483Shauna#1,173 → #690
  4. ↑ 293Jacalyn#1,116 → #823
  5. ↑ 267Sanjuana#1,185 → #918
Fallers
  1. ↓ 339Sandie#939 → #1,278
  2. ↓ 296Syble#955 → #1,251
  3. ↓ 272Shirleen#964 → #1,236
  4. ↓ 266Ginny#734 → #1,000
  5. ↓ 260Dina#861 → #1,121

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

See the top 100 for 1949 →