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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201953peak #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—
1949#436331—
1948#471290—
1947#502270—
1946#517232—
1945#515198—
1944#547175—
1943#565179—
1942#720107—
1941#661115—
1940#73290—
1939#86266—
1938#89962—
1937#94054—
1936#94153—
1935#1,33130—
1934#1,44026—
1933#1,51324—
1932#1,59723—
1931#2,10515—
1930#2,84510—
1929#3,1379—
1928#2,95410—
1927#3,5618—
1926#2,70812—
1925#3,3629—
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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 1953

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedAKMaine: #134 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 662 girlsMEVermont: #128 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 601 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #105 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 444 girlsNHWashington: #140 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 653 girlsWAIdaho: #178 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 785 girlsIDMontana: #183 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 906 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #132 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 578 girlsNDMinnesota: #52 for girls · 155 births · 1 in 228 girlsMNIllinois: #174 for girls · 93 births · 1 in 1,015 girlsILWisconsin: #93 for girls · 84 births · 1 in 475 girlsWIMichigan: #120 for girls · 144 births · 1 in 576 girlsMINew York: #171 for girls · 165 births · 1 in 932 girlsNYMassachusetts: #195 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,508 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedRIOregon: #149 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 722 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #95 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 369 girlsSDIowa: #127 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 624 girlsIAIndiana: #161 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 979 girlsINOhio: #183 for girls · 84 births · 1 in 1,148 girlsOHPennsylvania: #151 for girls · 135 births · 1 in 820 girlsPANew Jersey: #180 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 1,161 girlsNJConnecticut: #133 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 718 girlsCTCalifornia: #170 for girls · 160 births · 1 in 868 girlsCAUtah: #150 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 654 girlsUTColorado: #218 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,193 girlsCONebraska: #98 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 448 girlsNEMissouri: #205 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,497 girlsMOKentucky: #261 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,193 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedWVVirginia: #326 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,041 girlsVAMaryland: #138 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 725 girlsMDDelaware: #128 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 608 girlsDEArizona: #228 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,115 girlsAZNew Mexico: #218 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,030 girlsNMKansas: #153 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 856 girlsKSArkansas: #371 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,239 girlsARTennessee: #366 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,782 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #374 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,664 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #359 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,206 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #278 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,161 girlsDCOklahoma: #284 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,204 girlsOKLouisiana: #368 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,849 girlsLAMississippi: #461 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,643 girlsMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedALGeorgia: #396 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,714 girlsGAHawaii: #124 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 398 girlsHITexas: #302 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 1,979 girlsTXFlorida: #226 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,323 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Minnesota#52 · 1 in 228
  2. Wisconsin#93 · 1 in 475
  3. South Dakota#95 · 1 in 369
  4. Nebraska#98 · 1 in 448
  5. New Hampshire#105 · 1 in 444

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Minnesota#521551 in 228
Wisconsin#93841 in 475
South Dakota#95201 in 369
Nebraska#98311 in 448
New Hampshire#105111 in 444
Michigan#1201441 in 576
Hawaii#124151 in 398
Iowa#127451 in 624
Delaware#12861 in 608
Vermont#12861 in 601
North Dakota#132121 in 578
Connecticut#133291 in 718
Maine#134141 in 662
Maryland#138371 in 725
Washington#140421 in 653
Oregon#149231 in 722
Utah#150151 in 654
Pennsylvania#1511351 in 820
Kansas#153251 in 856
Indiana#161481 in 979
California#1701601 in 868
New York#1711651 in 932
Illinois#174931 in 1,015
Idaho#17881 in 785
New Jersey#180431 in 1,161
Montana#18371 in 906
Ohio#183841 in 1,148
Massachusetts#195321 in 1,508
Missouri#205281 in 1,497
Colorado#218141 in 1,193
New Mexico#218101 in 1,030
Florida#226271 in 1,323
Arizona#228101 in 1,115
Kentucky#261151 in 2,193
District of Columbia#27861 in 2,161
Oklahoma#284101 in 2,204
Texas#302561 in 1,979
Virginia#326131 in 3,041
South Carolina#35991 in 3,206
Tennessee#366101 in 3,782
Louisiana#368131 in 2,849
Arkansas#37161 in 3,239
North Carolina#374141 in 3,664
Georgia#396121 in 3,714
Mississippi#46161 in 4,643
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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 1953

girls
#178
1,763 births · 1 in 1,067 girls

Top girls' names in 1953

  1. #1Mary64,389
  2. #2Linda61,281
  3. #3Deborah52,199
  4. #4Patricia51,019
  5. #5Susan44,297
  6. #6Barbara38,473
  7. #7Debra36,856
  8. #8Nancy30,620
  9. #9Karen29,858
  10. #10Pamela25,760
  11. #178Roxanne1,763
More about 1953

girls

1,881,301 girls got a published name in 1953; 1 in 1,067 of them was named Roxanne, which outranked 97.3% of the 6,497 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Roxanne
  1. #175Rachel1,780
  2. #176Melinda1,773
  3. #177Christina1,772
  4. #178Roxanne1,763
  5. #178Paulette1,763
  6. #180Candace1,753
  7. #181Georgia1,743
  8. #182Kim1,739

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1952
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,253Enola#3,201 → #948
  2. ↑ 885Lu#1,368 → #483
  3. ↑ 749Joni#1,046 → #297
  4. ↑ 553Brooke#1,351 → #798
  5. ↑ 531Lorri#1,430 → #899
Fallers
  1. ↓ 274Roseanna#808 → #1,082
  2. ↓ 253Georgie#946 → #1,199
  3. ↓ 218Pandora#783 → #1,001
  4. ↓ 204Fonda#822 → #1,026
  5. ↓ 195Brinda#935 → #1,130

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

See the top 100 for 1953 →