Roxanne
Girl · rok-SAN · Persian
Roxanne is a girls' name of Persian origin, meaning “bright, shining”. In 2025 it ranked 1,570th for girls in the UK (20 babies) and 1,309th for girls in the US (170 babies).
What does Roxanne mean?
Persian: French form of Roxana
“bright, shining”
The French form of Roxana; Roxane is the woman Cyrano loves in Rostand's play Cyrano de Bergerac.
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Is Roxanne a girl's or a boy's name?
Roxanne is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 20 girls in the UK and 170 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Roxanne in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,570among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 20about 1 in 14,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 54% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 20 girls in the UK were named Roxanne, making it the 1,570th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 776th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 230 girls.
Half of all the girls named Roxanne in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 23 girls in the UK were given Roxanne or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,236, up from #1,570 for this spelling alone.
- Roxanne 20
- Roxane 3
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,512th in England and Wales.
Roxanne in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #1,570 |
| 2024 | 20 | #1,592 |
| 2023 | 24 | #1,399 |
| 2022 | 32 | #1,118 |
| 2021 | 39 | #967 |
| 2020 | 52 | #776 |
| 2019 | 40 | #960 |
| 2018 | 48 | #849 |
| 2017 | 52 | #817 |
| 2016 | 67 | #678 |
| 2015 | 72 | #637 |
| 2014 | 74 | #614 |
| 2013 | 78 | #583 |
| 2012 | 117 | #434 |
| 2011 | 163 | #332 |
| 2010 | 216 | #258 |
| 2009 | 230 | #239 |
| 2008 | 171 | #307 |
| 2007 | 98 | #453 |
| 2006 | 112 | #403 |
| 2005 | 72 | #521 |
| 2004 | 72 | #507 |
| 2003 | 69 | #511 |
| 2002 | 35 | #786 |
| 2001 | 51 | #602 |
| 2000 | 43 | #654 |
| 1999 | 59 | #541 |
| 1998 | 73 | #464 |
| 1997 | 94 | #395 |
| 1996 | 130 | #304 |
How popular is Roxanne in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,309among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 170about 1 in 9,500 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 170 girls in the US were named Roxanne, making it the 1,309th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,120th. Its busiest year was 1954, with 2,232 girls. It first appears in the records in 1906.
Half of all the girls named Roxanne in the US since 1880 were born between 1957 and 1984, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 182 girls in the US were given Roxanne or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,121, up from #1,309 for this spelling alone.
Roxanne in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 170 | #1,309 |
| 2024 | 182 | #1,275 |
| 2023 | 173 | #1,310 |
| 2022 | 169 | #1,371 |
| 2021 | 208 | #1,175 |
| 2020 | 215 | #1,120 |
| 2019 | 199 | #1,180 |
| 2018 | 183 | #1,262 |
| 2017 | 190 | #1,248 |
| 2016 | 188 | #1,284 |
| 2015 | 181 | #1,311 |
| 2014 | 211 | #1,164 |
| 2013 | 253 | #988 |
| 2012 | 245 | #1,035 |
| 2011 | 245 | #1,019 |
| 2010 | 236 | #1,051 |
| 2009 | 258 | #1,017 |
| 2008 | 234 | #1,104 |
| 2007 | 211 | #1,196 |
| 2006 | 207 | #1,173 |
| 2005 | 225 | #1,061 |
| 2004 | 222 | #1,043 |
| 2003 | 189 | #1,145 |
| 2002 | 197 | #1,076 |
| 2001 | 186 | #1,126 |
| 2000 | 225 | #945 |
| 1999 | 237 | #894 |
| 1998 | 256 | #831 |
| 1997 | 266 | #783 |
| 1996 | 330 | #671 |
| 1995 | 341 | #638 |
| 1994 | 376 | #598 |
| 1993 | 459 | #527 |
| 1992 | 585 | #431 |
| 1991 | 634 | #403 |
| 1990 | 803 | #336 |
| 1989 | 975 | #277 |
| 1988 | 1,191 | #218 |
| 1987 | 1,021 | #250 |
| 1986 | 811 | #302 |
| 1985 | 878 | #285 |
| 1984 | 749 | #317 |
| 1983 | 818 | #287 |
| 1982 | 879 | #277 |
| 1981 | 852 | #285 |
| 1980 | 870 | #285 |
| 1979 | 879 | #278 |
| 1978 | 760 | #307 |
| 1977 | 751 | #316 |
| 1976 | 679 | #328 |
| 1975 | 744 | #309 |
| 1974 | 722 | #316 |
| 1973 | 702 | #321 |
| 1972 | 883 | #288 |
| 1971 | 1,036 | #277 |
| 1970 | 1,013 | #289 |
| 1969 | 1,090 | #268 |
| 1968 | 1,015 | #267 |
| 1967 | 1,005 | #268 |
| 1966 | 1,186 | #244 |
| 1965 | 1,271 | #242 |
| 1964 | 1,324 | #241 |
| 1963 | 1,527 | #220 |
| 1962 | 1,515 | #219 |
| 1961 | 1,724 | #202 |
| 1960 | 1,920 | #193 |
| 1959 | 1,707 | #202 |
| 1958 | 1,586 | #205 |
| 1957 | 1,774 | #198 |
| 1956 | 2,114 | #172 |
| 1955 | 2,092 | #165 |
| 1954 | 2,232 | #158 |
| 1953 | 1,763 | #178 |
| 1952 | 1,578 | #187 |
| 1951 | 1,080 | #234 |
| 1950 | 682 | #296 |
| 1949 | 331 | #435 |
| 1948 | 290 | #470 |
| 1947 | 270 | #502 |
| 1946 | 232 | #517 |
| 1945 | 198 | #515 |
| 1944 | 175 | #547 |
| 1943 | 179 | #565 |
| 1942 | 107 | #720 |
| 1941 | 115 | #661 |
| 1940 | 90 | #732 |
| 1939 | 66 | #862 |
| 1938 | 62 | #899 |
| 1937 | 54 | #940 |
| 1936 | 53 | #941 |
| 1935 | 30 | #1,331 |
| 1934 | 26 | #1,440 |
| 1933 | 24 | #1,513 |
| 1932 | 23 | #1,597 |
| 1931 | 15 | #2,104 |
| 1930 | 10 | #2,844 |
| 1929 | 9 | #3,135 |
| 1928 | 10 | #2,952 |
| 1927 | 8 | #3,559 |
| 1926 | 12 | #2,707 |
| 1925 | 9 | #3,361 |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 10 | #3,124 |
| 1922 | 6 | #4,443 |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 7 | #3,955 |
| 1919 | 7 | #3,815 |
| 1918 | 6 | #4,289 |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 5 | #3,185 |
| 1912 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 6 | #1,727 |
Nicknames for Roxanne
Names like Roxanne
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