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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201986peak #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—
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 1986

  • 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: #273 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,600 girlsWAIdaho: #234 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,110 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #411 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,459 girlsMNIllinois: #515 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 3,941 girlsILWisconsin: #281 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,978 girlsWIMichigan: #292 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 2,019 girlsMINew York: #402 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 2,583 girlsNYMassachusetts: #428 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,510 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedRIOregon: #460 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,071 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: #290 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,994 girlsIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedINOhio: #461 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 3,997 girlsOHPennsylvania: #312 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 2,217 girlsPANew Jersey: #346 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,470 girlsNJConnecticut: #313 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,166 girlsCTCalifornia: #244 for girls · 157 births · 1 in 1,323 girlsCAUtah: #353 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,996 girlsUTColorado: #189 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,092 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedNEMissouri: #408 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,140 girlsMOKentucky: #470 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,191 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedWVVirginia: #426 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,373 girlsVAMaryland: #268 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,752 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedDEArizona: #166 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 901 girlsAZNew Mexico: #154 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 677 girlsNMKansas: #362 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,416 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #328 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,222 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #445 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,130 girlsOKLouisiana: #345 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,014 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanne, so not publishedALGeorgia: #634 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,383 girlsGAHawaii: #78 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 325 girlsHITexas: #141 for girls · 165 births · 1 in 798 girlsTXFlorida: #284 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,845 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#78 · 1 in 325
  2. Texas#141 · 1 in 798
  3. New Mexico#154 · 1 in 677
  4. Arizona#166 · 1 in 901
  5. Colorado#189 · 1 in 1,092

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#78151 in 325
Texas#1411651 in 798
New Mexico#154141 in 677
Arizona#166261 in 901
Colorado#189201 in 1,092
Idaho#23451 in 1,110
California#2441571 in 1,323
Maryland#268141 in 1,752
Washington#273171 in 1,600
Wisconsin#281151 in 1,978
Florida#284361 in 1,845
Iowa#29081 in 1,994
Michigan#292281 in 2,019
Pennsylvania#312311 in 2,217
Connecticut#31381 in 2,166
North Carolina#328161 in 2,222
Louisiana#345141 in 2,014
New Jersey#346171 in 2,470
Utah#35371 in 1,996
Kansas#36261 in 2,416
New York#402421 in 2,583
Missouri#408101 in 3,140
Minnesota#41181 in 3,459
Virginia#426101 in 3,373
Massachusetts#428101 in 3,510
Oklahoma#44561 in 3,130
Oregon#46051 in 3,071
Ohio#461171 in 3,997
Kentucky#47051 in 4,191
Illinois#515181 in 3,941
Georgia#63471 in 5,383
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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 1986

girls
#302
811 births · 1 in 2,115 girls

Top girls' names in 1986

  1. #1Jessica52,682
  2. #2Ashley49,671
  3. #3Amanda40,532
  4. #4Jennifer36,187
  5. #5Sarah28,163
  6. #6Stephanie22,651
  7. #7Nicole21,292
  8. #8Brittany20,313
  9. #9Heather19,790
  10. #10Elizabeth19,074
  11. #302Roxanne811
More about 1986

girls

1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 2,115 of them was named Roxanne, which outranked 97.6% of the 12,836 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. #299Brianne816
  2. #300Angelina813
  3. #301Stacie812
  4. #302Roxanne811
  5. #303Chelsey808
  6. #304Johanna803
  7. #305Daisy801
Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,719Kyrie#10,677 → #958
  2. ↑ 4,778Sable#5,678 → #900
  3. ↑ 2,034Eliana#2,484 → #450
  4. ↑ 1,497Shatara#2,484 → #987
  5. ↑ 1,374Cherrelle#2,253 → #879
Fallers
  1. ↓ 442Violeta#963 → #1,405
  2. ↓ 361Micaela#545 → #906
  3. ↓ 361Tasia#572 → #933
  4. ↓ 324Jo#925 → #1,249
  5. ↓ 306Tammie#987 → #1,293

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

See the top 100 for 1986 →