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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201977peak #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 1977

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedAKMaine: #221 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,182 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedNHWashington: #594 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,554 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #181 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 891 girlsNDMinnesota: #188 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,125 girlsMNIllinois: #368 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 2,333 girlsILWisconsin: #258 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,811 girlsWIMichigan: #241 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 1,393 girlsMINew York: #331 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 1,997 girlsNYMassachusetts: #417 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,677 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedRIOregon: #447 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,946 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: #379 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,157 girlsIAIndiana: #426 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,523 girlsINOhio: #363 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 2,805 girlsOHPennsylvania: #273 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,844 girlsPANew Jersey: #338 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,159 girlsNJConnecticut: #224 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,295 girlsCTCalifornia: #255 for girls · 112 births · 1 in 1,335 girlsCAUtah: #224 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,225 girlsUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedNEMissouri: #400 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,098 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedWVVirginia: #333 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,169 girlsVAMaryland: #263 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,420 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedDEArizona: #210 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 938 girlsAZNew Mexico: #111 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 424 girlsNMKansas: #279 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,690 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedARTennessee: #621 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,609 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #444 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,307 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #346 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,114 girlsOKLouisiana: #234 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,119 girlsLAMississippi: #506 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,162 girlsMSAlabama: #588 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,601 girlsALGeorgia: #660 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,474 girlsGAHawaii: #150 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 519 girlsHITexas: #165 for girls · 119 births · 1 in 844 girlsTXFlorida: #470 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,087 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#111 · 1 in 424
  2. Hawaii#150 · 1 in 519
  3. Texas#165 · 1 in 844
  4. North Dakota#181 · 1 in 891
  5. Minnesota#188 · 1 in 1,125

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#111191 in 424
Hawaii#15091 in 519
Texas#1651191 in 844
North Dakota#18151 in 891
Minnesota#188231 in 1,125
Arizona#210171 in 938
Maine#22151 in 1,182
Connecticut#224111 in 1,295
Utah#224121 in 1,225
Louisiana#234251 in 1,119
Michigan#241411 in 1,393
California#2551121 in 1,335
Wisconsin#258161 in 1,811
Maryland#263131 in 1,420
Pennsylvania#273361 in 1,844
Kansas#27981 in 1,690
New York#331511 in 1,997
Virginia#333131 in 2,169
New Jersey#338171 in 2,159
Oklahoma#34681 in 2,114
Ohio#363251 in 2,805
Illinois#368311 in 2,333
Iowa#37961 in 3,157
Missouri#400101 in 3,098
Massachusetts#41781 in 3,677
Indiana#426101 in 3,523
North Carolina#444101 in 3,307
Oregon#44751 in 2,946
Florida#470141 in 3,087
Mississippi#50651 in 3,162
Alabama#58851 in 4,601
Washington#59451 in 4,554
Tennessee#62151 in 5,609
Georgia#66061 in 5,474
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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 1977

girls
#316
751 births · 1 in 2,041 girls

Top girls' names in 1977

  1. #1Jennifer58,964
  2. #2Melissa26,879
  3. #3Amy26,729
  4. #4Jessica24,846
  5. #5Heather23,773
  6. #6Angela20,998
  7. #7Michelle19,540
  8. #8Kimberly18,286
  9. #9Amanda18,278
  10. #10Kelly18,234
  11. #316Roxanne751
More about 1977

girls

1,533,146 girls got a published name in 1977; 1 in 2,041 of them was named Roxanne, which outranked 97.2% of the 11,329 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Roxanne
  1. #313Irene760
  2. #313Tracie760
  3. #315Alyssa759
  4. #316Roxanne751
  5. #317Alexandra745
  6. #318Jane744
  7. #319Cathy743
Biggest movers since 1976
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,746Shawnte#2,486 → #740
  2. ↑ 1,077Jacklyn#2,060 → #983
  3. ↑ 775Talia#1,482 → #707
  4. ↑ 605Haley#1,047 → #442
  5. ↑ 576Raven#1,154 → #578
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,033Liberty#543 → #1,576
  2. ↓ 464Luciana#545 → #1,009
  3. ↓ 441Danyel#999 → #1,440
  4. ↓ 428Chaka#897 → #1,325
  5. ↓ 322Catina#861 → #1,183

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

See the top 100 for 1977 →