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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201971peak #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 1971

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedAKMaine: #190 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 888 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #126 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 545 girlsNHWashington: #187 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 894 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #172 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 684 girlsNDMinnesota: #155 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 732 girlsMNIllinois: #283 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 1,687 girlsILWisconsin: #145 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 754 girlsWIMichigan: #229 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 1,232 girlsMINew York: #272 for girls · 81 births · 1 in 1,546 girlsNYMassachusetts: #292 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,061 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedRIOregon: #281 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,484 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #176 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 697 girlsSDIowa: #208 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,071 girlsIAIndiana: #347 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,570 girlsINOhio: #304 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 2,092 girlsOHPennsylvania: #212 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 1,182 girlsPANew Jersey: #236 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,290 girlsNJConnecticut: #211 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,154 girlsCTCalifornia: #233 for girls · 123 births · 1 in 1,206 girlsCAUtah: #251 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,199 girlsUTColorado: #192 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 867 girlsCONebraska: #216 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,060 girlsNEMissouri: #389 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,108 girlsMOKentucky: #518 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,195 girlsKYWest Virginia: #354 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,606 girlsWVVirginia: #374 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,005 girlsVAMaryland: #322 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,131 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedDEArizona: #148 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 604 girlsAZNew Mexico: #238 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 933 girlsNMKansas: #282 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,504 girlsKSArkansas: #351 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,319 girlsARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #303 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,119 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #410 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,963 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #281 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,466 girlsDCOklahoma: #340 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,961 girlsOKLouisiana: #204 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 911 girlsLAMississippi: #242 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,243 girlsMSAlabama: #586 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,315 girlsALGeorgia: #494 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,315 girlsGAHawaii: #95 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 315 girlsHITexas: #248 for girls · 87 births · 1 in 1,194 girlsTXFlorida: #461 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,411 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#95 · 1 in 315
  2. New Hampshire#126 · 1 in 545
  3. Wisconsin#145 · 1 in 754
  4. Arizona#148 · 1 in 604
  5. Minnesota#155 · 1 in 732

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#95151 in 315
New Hampshire#12691 in 545
Wisconsin#145411 in 754
Arizona#148251 in 604
Minnesota#155371 in 732
North Dakota#17261 in 684
South Dakota#17661 in 697
Washington#187251 in 894
Maine#19081 in 888
Colorado#192191 in 867
Louisiana#204321 in 911
Iowa#208181 in 1,071
Connecticut#211161 in 1,154
Pennsylvania#212681 in 1,182
Nebraska#216101 in 1,060
Michigan#229561 in 1,232
California#2331231 in 1,206
New Jersey#236361 in 1,290
New Mexico#23891 in 933
Mississippi#242151 in 1,243
Texas#248871 in 1,194
Utah#25191 in 1,199
New York#272811 in 1,546
District of Columbia#28161 in 1,466
Oregon#28191 in 1,484
Kansas#28291 in 1,504
Illinois#283491 in 1,687
Massachusetts#292191 in 2,061
North Carolina#303191 in 2,119
Ohio#304401 in 2,092
Maryland#322111 in 2,131
Oklahoma#34091 in 1,961
Indiana#347161 in 2,570
Arkansas#35161 in 2,319
West Virginia#35451 in 2,606
Virginia#374111 in 3,005
Missouri#389111 in 3,108
South Carolina#41071 in 2,963
Florida#461141 in 3,411
Georgia#49491 in 4,315
Kentucky#51851 in 5,195
Alabama#58651 in 5,315
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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 1971

girls
#277
1,036 births · 1 in 1,606 girls

Top girls' names in 1971

  1. #1Jennifer56,771
  2. #2Michelle33,160
  3. #3Lisa32,907
  4. #4Kimberly30,708
  5. #5Amy26,237
  6. #6Angela25,901
  7. #7Melissa23,875
  8. #8Tammy17,656
  9. #9Mary16,703
  10. #10Julie15,322
  11. #277Roxanne1,036
More about 1971

girls

1,663,823 girls got a published name in 1971; 1 in 1,606 of them was named Roxanne, which outranked 97.1% of the 9,645 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Roxanne
  1. #274Leticia1,052
  2. #275Jodie1,039
  3. #276Shelia1,037
  4. #277Roxanne1,036
  5. #277Eileen1,036
  6. #277Keri1,036
  7. #280Joan1,022
  8. #281Deana1,018
  9. #281Tasha1,018

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

Biggest movers since 1970
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,115Yesenia#2,522 → #407
  2. ↑ 1,431Shayla#2,267 → #836
  3. ↑ 853Ebony#1,681 → #828
  4. ↑ 749Consuela#1,706 → #957
  5. ↑ 510Candida#1,196 → #686
Fallers
  1. ↓ 572Sebrina#916 → #1,488
  2. ↓ 382Janene#684 → #1,066
  3. ↓ 375Treena#989 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 356Tisa#910 → #1,266
  5. ↓ 351Shaun#929 → #1,280

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

See the top 100 for 1971 →