Roxy
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ROK-see
- Origin
- Persian
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,107 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #2,458 for girls
Roxy is a girls' name of Persian origin, meaning “bright, shining”. In 2025 it ranked 1,107th for girls in the UK (32 babies) and 2,458th for girls in the US (72 babies).
What does Roxy mean?
Persian: pet form of Roxanne
“bright, shining”
A pet form of Roxanne or Roxana, which go back to an ancient Persian name.
Is Roxy a girl's or a boy's name?
Roxy is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 32 girls in the UK and 72 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Roxy in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,107among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 32about 1 in 8,700 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 28% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 32 girls in the UK were named Roxy, making it the 1,107th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 762nd. Its busiest year was 2009, with 198 girls.
Half of all the girls named Roxy in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 58 girls in the UK were given Roxy or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #657, up from #1,107 for this spelling alone.
- Roxy 32
- Roxie 26
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,051st in England and Wales.
Roxy in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 | #1,107 |
| 2024 | 27 | #1,288 |
| 2023 | 27 | #1,285 |
| 2022 | 37 | #1,004 |
| 2021 | 36 | #1,028 |
| 2020 | 53 | #762 |
| 2019 | 24 | #1,403 |
| 2018 | 42 | #942 |
| 2017 | 33 | #1,127 |
| 2016 | 33 | #1,133 |
| 2015 | 50 | #830 |
| 2014 | 41 | #971 |
| 2013 | 64 | #686 |
| 2012 | 80 | #586 |
| 2011 | 124 | #408 |
| 2010 | 158 | #326 |
| 2009 | 198 | #267 |
| 2008 | 166 | #316 |
| 2007 | 67 | #598 |
| 2006 | 50 | #695 |
| 2005 | 35 | #863 |
| 2004 | 25 | #1,048 |
| 2003 | 21 | #1,156 |
| 2002 | 12 | #1,649 |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 8 | #2,110 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,896 |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
How popular is Roxy in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,458among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 72about 1 in 22,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 72 girls in the US were named Roxy, making it the 2,458th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,338th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 145 girls. It first appears in the records in 1882.
2025 had more girls named Roxy than any year since 2015.
Half of all the girls named Roxy in the US since 1880 were born between 1951 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 117 girls in the US were given Roxy or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,521, up from #2,458 for this spelling alone.
Roxy in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 72 | #2,458 |
| 2024 | 51 | #3,119 |
| 2023 | 56 | #2,975 |
| 2022 | 55 | #2,995 |
| 2021 | 65 | #2,638 |
| 2020 | 46 | #3,338 |
| 2019 | 50 | #3,171 |
| 2018 | 59 | #2,840 |
| 2017 | 58 | #2,873 |
| 2016 | 59 | #2,866 |
| 2015 | 81 | #2,294 |
| 2014 | 99 | #1,997 |
| 2013 | 93 | #2,064 |
| 2012 | 120 | #1,719 |
| 2011 | 94 | #2,058 |
| 2010 | 121 | #1,720 |
| 2009 | 145 | #1,556 |
| 2008 | 135 | #1,657 |
| 2007 | 108 | #1,908 |
| 2006 | 80 | #2,353 |
| 2005 | 84 | #2,179 |
| 2004 | 63 | #2,616 |
| 2003 | 41 | #3,468 |
| 2002 | 43 | #3,237 |
| 2001 | 25 | #4,683 |
| 2000 | 21 | #5,307 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 12 | #7,527 |
| 1997 | 13 | #6,839 |
| 1996 | 10 | #8,127 |
| 1995 | 14 | #6,252 |
| 1994 | 13 | #6,666 |
| 1993 | 21 | #4,665 |
| 1992 | 17 | #5,477 |
| 1991 | 12 | #6,969 |
| 1990 | 13 | #6,459 |
| 1989 | 15 | #5,539 |
| 1988 | 17 | #4,835 |
| 1987 | 9 | #7,348 |
| 1986 | 22 | #3,755 |
| 1985 | 13 | #5,346 |
| 1984 | 7 | #8,149 |
| 1983 | 12 | #5,456 |
| 1982 | 13 | #5,207 |
| 1981 | 11 | #5,884 |
| 1980 | 15 | #4,742 |
| 1979 | 16 | #4,419 |
| 1978 | 12 | #5,214 |
| 1977 | 15 | #4,424 |
| 1976 | 7 | #7,294 |
| 1975 | 9 | #5,982 |
| 1974 | 8 | #6,257 |
| 1973 | 7 | #6,664 |
| 1972 | 8 | #5,957 |
| 1971 | 15 | #3,941 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 14 | #3,773 |
| 1968 | 13 | #3,788 |
| 1967 | 11 | #4,052 |
| 1966 | 14 | #3,399 |
| 1965 | 13 | #3,548 |
| 1964 | 15 | #3,378 |
| 1963 | 38 | #1,893 |
| 1962 | 31 | #2,112 |
| 1961 | 37 | #1,892 |
| 1960 | 44 | #1,694 |
| 1959 | 32 | #1,984 |
| 1958 | 32 | #1,938 |
| 1957 | 52 | #1,473 |
| 1956 | 46 | #1,559 |
| 1955 | 45 | #1,515 |
| 1954 | 58 | #1,299 |
| 1953 | 58 | #1,275 |
| 1952 | 48 | #1,401 |
| 1951 | 43 | #1,433 |
| 1950 | 43 | #1,395 |
| 1949 | 44 | #1,392 |
| 1948 | 37 | #1,519 |
| 1947 | 52 | #1,254 |
| 1946 | 34 | #1,507 |
| 1945 | 28 | #1,542 |
| 1944 | 30 | #1,485 |
| 1943 | 36 | #1,366 |
| 1942 | 23 | #1,759 |
| 1941 | 13 | #2,396 |
| 1940 | 16 | #2,028 |
| 1939 | 12 | #2,417 |
| 1938 | 16 | #2,021 |
| 1937 | 14 | #2,196 |
| 1936 | 18 | #1,801 |
| 1935 | 16 | #2,005 |
| 1934 | 15 | #2,086 |
| 1933 | 9 | #2,867 |
| 1932 | 23 | #1,597 |
| 1931 | 13 | #2,306 |
| 1930 | 9 | #3,053 |
| 1929 | 13 | #2,436 |
| 1928 | 11 | #2,766 |
| 1927 | 10 | #3,051 |
| 1926 | 16 | #2,256 |
| 1925 | 13 | #2,616 |
| 1924 | 12 | #2,808 |
| 1923 | 14 | #2,465 |
| 1922 | 19 | #2,027 |
| 1921 | 10 | #3,163 |
| 1920 | 15 | #2,357 |
| 1919 | 16 | #2,156 |
| 1918 | 15 | #2,288 |
| 1917 | 16 | #2,099 |
| 1916 | 17 | #1,949 |
| 1915 | 14 | #2,142 |
| 1914 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 1913 | 10 | #2,033 |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,977 |
| 1911 | 5 | #2,463 |
| 1910 | 10 | #1,521 |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 6 | #1,820 |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 8 | #1,419 |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 11 | #1,076 |
| 1902 | 5 | #1,792 |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 9 | #1,318 |
| 1899 | 9 | #1,098 |
| 1898 | 8 | #1,263 |
| 1897 | 9 | #1,094 |
| 1896 | 7 | #1,292 |
| 1895 | 9 | #1,123 |
| 1894 | 7 | #1,236 |
| 1893 | 8 | #1,091 |
| 1892 | 10 | #958 |
| 1891 | 10 | #893 |
| 1890 | 6 | #1,209 |
| 1889 | 5 | #1,278 |
| 1888 | 10 | #837 |
| 1887 | 8 | #860 |
| 1886 | 6 | #993 |
| 1885 | 10 | #695 |
| 1884 | 5 | #1,024 |
| 1883 | 13 | #536 |
| 1882 | 7 | #740 |
Names like Roxy
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ruby Lily Daisy Ivy Lola Evie Ava Lucy Gracie Eva Phoebe Ella
Other spellings of Roxy
Names related to Roxy
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Roxy: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/roxy, updated 20 October 2026.