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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201965peak #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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Yeargirlsboys
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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 1965

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #139 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 457 girlsAKMaine: #139 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 586 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #109 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 459 girlsNHWashington: #132 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 540 girlsWAIdaho: #198 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 782 girlsIDMontana: #157 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 608 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #82 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 267 girlsNDMinnesota: #112 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 462 girlsMNIllinois: #237 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 1,404 girlsILWisconsin: #135 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 654 girlsWIMichigan: #204 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 1,118 girlsMINew York: #214 for girls · 139 births · 1 in 1,106 girlsNYMassachusetts: #338 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,374 girlsMARhode Island: #207 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,461 girlsRIOregon: #298 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,683 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedNVWyoming: #128 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 405 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #117 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 429 girlsSDIowa: #147 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 671 girlsIAIndiana: #241 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,432 girlsINOhio: #285 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 1,956 girlsOHPennsylvania: #211 for girls · 75 births · 1 in 1,240 girlsPANew Jersey: #296 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 2,071 girlsNJConnecticut: #210 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,279 girlsCTCalifornia: #238 for girls · 130 births · 1 in 1,244 girlsCAUtah: #327 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,726 girlsUTColorado: #207 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 935 girlsCONebraska: #188 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 888 girlsNEMissouri: #309 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,277 girlsMOKentucky: #444 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,464 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedWVVirginia: #251 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,586 girlsVAMaryland: #178 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 910 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedDEArizona: #311 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,488 girlsAZNew Mexico: #267 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,211 girlsNMKansas: #248 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,184 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedARTennessee: #397 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,556 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #297 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,200 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #301 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,877 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #207 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 975 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #145 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 597 girlsLAMississippi: #287 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,600 girlsMSAlabama: #418 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,277 girlsALGeorgia: #501 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,538 girlsGAHawaii: #65 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 236 girlsHITexas: #391 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 2,398 girlsTXFlorida: #398 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,960 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#65 · 1 in 236
  2. North Dakota#82 · 1 in 267
  3. New Hampshire#109 · 1 in 459
  4. Minnesota#112 · 1 in 462
  5. South Dakota#117 · 1 in 429

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#65231 in 236
North Dakota#82191 in 267
New Hampshire#109111 in 459
Minnesota#112681 in 462
South Dakota#117121 in 429
Wyoming#12851 in 405
Washington#132411 in 540
Wisconsin#135561 in 654
Alaska#13951 in 457
Maine#139141 in 586
Louisiana#145561 in 597
Iowa#147331 in 671
Montana#15781 in 608
Maryland#178311 in 910
Nebraska#188131 in 888
Idaho#19861 in 782
Michigan#204661 in 1,118
Colorado#207171 in 935
District of Columbia#207121 in 975
Rhode Island#20751 in 1,461
Connecticut#210181 in 1,279
Pennsylvania#211751 in 1,240
New York#2141391 in 1,106
Illinois#237651 in 1,404
California#2381301 in 1,244
Indiana#241301 in 1,432
Kansas#248131 in 1,184
Virginia#251231 in 1,586
New Mexico#26781 in 1,211
Ohio#285451 in 1,956
Mississippi#287131 in 1,600
New Jersey#296261 in 2,071
North Carolina#297191 in 2,200
Oregon#29881 in 1,683
South Carolina#301121 in 1,877
Missouri#309161 in 2,277
Arizona#31191 in 1,488
Utah#32751 in 1,726
Massachusetts#338141 in 3,374
Texas#391401 in 2,398
Tennessee#39791 in 3,556
Florida#398151 in 2,960
Alabama#41891 in 3,277
Kentucky#44461 in 4,464
Georgia#50191 in 4,538
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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 1965

girls
#242
1,271 births · 1 in 1,389 girls

Top girls' names in 1965

  1. #1Lisa60,271
  2. #2Mary34,270
  3. #3Karen32,869
  4. #4Kimberly28,836
  5. #5Susan26,321
  6. #6Patricia23,552
  7. #7Donna19,700
  8. #8Linda19,345
  9. #9Cynthia19,239
  10. #10Angela18,754
  11. #242Roxanne1,271
More about 1965

girls

1,765,164 girls got a published name in 1965; 1 in 1,389 of them was named Roxanne, which outranked 96.8% of the 7,535 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Roxanne
  1. #239Katrina1,286
  2. #240Dianna1,284
  3. #241Rosemary1,276
  4. #242Roxanne1,271
  5. #243Ramona1,269
  6. #244Sonia1,254
  7. #245Vivian1,253
Biggest movers since 1964
Risers
  1. ↑ 723Marni#1,610 → #887
  2. ↑ 654Dionne#1,281 → #627
  3. ↑ 432Marnie#1,016 → #584
  4. ↑ 426Keli#1,383 → #957
  5. ↑ 368Gia#1,334 → #966
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,326Djuna#738 → #2,064
  2. ↓ 470Djuana#756 → #1,226
  3. ↓ 383Shirl#714 → #1,097
  4. ↓ 297Beverley#955 → #1,252
  5. ↓ 275Dottie#912 → #1,187

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

See the top 100 for 1965 →