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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201966peak #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 1966

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedAKMaine: #137 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 643 girlsMEVermont: #136 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 568 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #83 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 292 girlsNHWashington: #246 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,188 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedIDMontana: #126 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 453 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #113 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 386 girlsNDMinnesota: #130 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 599 girlsMNIllinois: #261 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 1,544 girlsILWisconsin: #126 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 593 girlsWIMichigan: #189 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 994 girlsMINew York: #247 for girls · 106 births · 1 in 1,376 girlsNYMassachusetts: #274 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,252 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedRIOregon: #243 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,205 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #167 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 676 girlsSDIowa: #167 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 781 girlsIAIndiana: #286 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,912 girlsINOhio: #323 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 2,505 girlsOHPennsylvania: #164 for girls · 102 births · 1 in 878 girlsPANew Jersey: #261 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,612 girlsNJConnecticut: #204 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,225 girlsCTCalifornia: #277 for girls · 97 births · 1 in 1,585 girlsCAUtah: #220 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 980 girlsUTColorado: #269 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,378 girlsCONebraska: #139 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 622 girlsNEMissouri: #421 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,841 girlsMOKentucky: #339 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,759 girlsKYWest Virginia: #276 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,801 girlsWVVirginia: #209 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,182 girlsVAMaryland: #174 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 882 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedDEArizona: #254 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,163 girlsAZNew Mexico: #279 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,242 girlsNMKansas: #230 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,101 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #393 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,307 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #350 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,359 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #286 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,573 girlsDCOklahoma: #385 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,606 girlsOKLouisiana: #118 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 471 girlsLAMississippi: #348 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,167 girlsMSAlabama: #437 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,452 girlsALGeorgia: #374 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,763 girlsGAHawaii: #59 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 233 girlsHITexas: #335 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 1,802 girlsTXFlorida: #365 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,523 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#59 · 1 in 233
  2. New Hampshire#83 · 1 in 292
  3. North Dakota#113 · 1 in 386
  4. Louisiana#118 · 1 in 471
  5. Montana#126 · 1 in 453

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#59211 in 233
New Hampshire#83161 in 292
North Dakota#113121 in 386
Louisiana#118681 in 471
Montana#126101 in 453
Wisconsin#126601 in 593
Minnesota#130491 in 599
Vermont#13651 in 568
Maine#137121 in 643
Nebraska#139171 in 622
Pennsylvania#1641021 in 878
Iowa#167271 in 781
South Dakota#16771 in 676
Maryland#174311 in 882
Michigan#189741 in 994
Connecticut#204181 in 1,225
Virginia#209291 in 1,182
Utah#22091 in 980
Kansas#230131 in 1,101
Oregon#243111 in 1,205
Washington#246181 in 1,188
New York#2471061 in 1,376
Arizona#254111 in 1,163
Illinois#261571 in 1,544
New Jersey#261321 in 1,612
Colorado#269111 in 1,378
Massachusetts#274201 in 2,252
West Virginia#27671 in 1,801
California#277971 in 1,585
New Mexico#27971 in 1,242
District of Columbia#28671 in 1,573
Indiana#286221 in 1,912
Ohio#323341 in 2,505
Texas#335511 in 1,802
Kentucky#33991 in 2,759
Mississippi#34891 in 2,167
South Carolina#35091 in 2,359
Florida#365171 in 2,523
Georgia#374141 in 2,763
Oklahoma#38561 in 2,606
North Carolina#393121 in 3,307
Missouri#42191 in 3,841
Alabama#43781 in 3,452
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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 1966

girls
#244
1,186 births · 1 in 1,427 girls

Top girls' names in 1966

  1. #1Lisa56,918
  2. #2Kimberly32,232
  3. #3Mary28,890
  4. #4Michelle27,159
  5. #5Karen25,450
  6. #6Susan23,776
  7. #7Patricia20,112
  8. #8Tammy18,621
  9. #9Angela18,532
  10. #10Jennifer18,215
  11. #244Roxanne1,186
More about 1966

girls

1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 1,427 of them was named Roxanne, which outranked 96.8% of the 7,624 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. #241Lee1,211
  2. #242Tiffany1,208
  3. #243Kellie1,197
  4. #244Roxanne1,186
  5. #244Lauren1,186
  6. #246Lynne1,172
  7. #247Ginger1,148
  8. #248Ramona1,146

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

Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,121Tabatha#6,539 → #418
  2. ↑ 1,469Tabitha#1,993 → #524
  3. ↑ 1,325Joell#2,247 → #922
  4. ↑ 1,047Tatia#1,715 → #668
  5. ↑ 969Nichole#1,829 → #860
Fallers
  1. ↓ 398Barb#815 → #1,213
  2. ↓ 310Jewell#952 → #1,262
  3. ↓ 288Roxie#944 → #1,232
  4. ↓ 284Aretha#818 → #1,102
  5. ↓ 280Kecia#392 → #672

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

See the top 100 for 1966 →