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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201983peak #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—
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1940#73290—
1939#86266—
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1936#94153—
1935#1,33130—
1934#1,44026—
1933#1,51324—
1932#1,59723—
1931#2,10515—
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1929#3,1379—
1928#2,95410—
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1926#2,70812—
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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 1983

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedNHWashington: #297 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,818 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #173 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 815 girlsNDMinnesota: #216 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,398 girlsMNIllinois: #424 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 3,165 girlsILWisconsin: #308 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,541 girlsWIMichigan: #261 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,841 girlsMINew York: #315 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 2,017 girlsNYMassachusetts: #426 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,649 girlsMARhode Island: #149 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 789 girlsRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #186 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 883 girlsSDIowa: #406 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,676 girlsIAIndiana: #476 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,226 girlsINOhio: #402 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 3,443 girlsOHPennsylvania: #342 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 2,718 girlsPANew Jersey: #574 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,780 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #226 for girls · 158 births · 1 in 1,188 girlsCAUtah: #398 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,569 girlsUTColorado: #405 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,726 girlsCONebraska: #274 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,719 girlsNEMissouri: #507 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,560 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedWVVirginia: #559 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,130 girlsVAMaryland: #355 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,503 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedDEArizona: #179 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 886 girlsAZNew Mexico: #92 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 411 girlsNMKansas: #237 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,413 girlsKSArkansas: #304 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,850 girlsARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #473 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,708 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #296 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,709 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedALGeorgia: #501 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,900 girlsGAHawaii: #201 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 769 girlsHITexas: #122 for girls · 189 births · 1 in 679 girlsTXFlorida: #277 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,731 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#92 · 1 in 411
  2. Texas#122 · 1 in 679
  3. Rhode Island#149 · 1 in 789
  4. North Dakota#173 · 1 in 815
  5. Arizona#179 · 1 in 886

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#92231 in 411
Texas#1221891 in 679
Rhode Island#14961 in 789
North Dakota#17361 in 815
Arizona#179231 in 886
South Dakota#18651 in 883
Hawaii#20171 in 769
Minnesota#216201 in 1,398
California#2261581 in 1,188
Kansas#237111 in 1,413
Michigan#261301 in 1,841
Nebraska#27461 in 1,719
Florida#277341 in 1,731
Louisiana#296181 in 1,709
Washington#297151 in 1,818
Arkansas#30471 in 1,850
Wisconsin#308121 in 2,541
New York#315511 in 2,017
Pennsylvania#342251 in 2,718
Maryland#35591 in 2,503
Utah#39861 in 2,569
Ohio#402201 in 3,443
Colorado#40581 in 2,726
Iowa#40651 in 3,676
Illinois#424231 in 3,165
Massachusetts#42691 in 3,649
North Carolina#47391 in 3,708
Indiana#47681 in 4,226
Georgia#50191 in 3,900
Missouri#50771 in 4,560
Virginia#55961 in 5,130
New Jersey#57481 in 4,780
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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 1983

girls
#287
818 births · 1 in 2,042 girls
boys
#6,238
5 births · 1 in 358,513 boys

Top girls' names in 1983

  1. #1Jennifer54,353
  2. #2Jessica45,283
  3. #3Amanda33,749
  4. #4Ashley33,289
  5. #5Sarah27,228
  6. #6Melissa23,475
  7. #7Nicole22,400
  8. #8Stephanie22,329
  9. #9Heather20,747
  10. #10Elizabeth19,842
  11. #287Roxanne818

Top boys' names in 1983

  1. #1Michael68,004
  2. #2Christopher59,324
  3. #3Matthew50,209
  4. #4David39,201
  5. #5Joshua36,687
  6. #6James36,342
  7. #7Jason35,113
  8. #8Daniel34,748
  9. #9John33,154
  10. #10Robert32,745
  11. #6,238Roxanne5
More about 1983

girls

1,670,609 girls got a published name in 1983; 1 in 2,042 of them was named Roxanne, which outranked 97.6% of the 12,074 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Roxanne
  1. #284Raquel823
  2. #284Trista823
  3. #286Angelina819
  4. #287Roxanne818
  5. #287Eva818
  6. #289Tessa816
  7. #290Charity813
  8. #291Brandie810

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

Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,772Ciji#7,469 → #697
  2. ↑ 6,751Kirby#7,469 → #718
  3. ↑ 2,656Dwan#3,530 → #874
  4. ↑ 1,888Mallory#2,220 → #332
  5. ↑ 987Marquita#1,099 → #112
Fallers
  1. ↓ 656Syreeta#717 → #1,373
  2. ↓ 572Jenilee#817 → #1,389
  3. ↓ 538Tenika#947 → #1,485
  4. ↓ 396Toccara#541 → #937
  5. ↓ 333Venus#950 → #1,283

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

boys

1,792,564 boys got a published name in 1983; 1 in 358,513 of them was named Roxanne, which outranked 15.1% of the 7,344 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Roxanne
  1. #5,484Zeric6
  2. #5,484Zubair6
  3. #5,484Zuriel6
  4. #6,238Roxanne5
  5. #6,238Abby5
  6. #6,238Abdallah5
  7. #6,238Abhay5

Tied with 1,106 names at #6,238; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,260Remington#3,108 → #848
  2. ↑ 2,159Trumaine#3,108 → #949
  3. ↑ 1,157Akeem#1,774 → #617
  4. ↑ 738Jacoby#1,654 → #916
  5. ↑ 655Deven#1,622 → #967
Fallers
  1. ↓ 284Marcello#969 → #1,253
  2. ↓ 275Schuyler#845 → #1,120
  3. ↓ 273Jessy#917 → #1,190
  4. ↓ 258Kennith#981 → #1,239
  5. ↓ 220Jarrad#933 → #1,153

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

See the top 100 for 1983 →