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Roxana

Girl

Meaning of Roxana: Persian: 'bright or dawn'

Roxana is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2277th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2574th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2277

77 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2574

10 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

12,020

First recorded 1882 · peak 1987

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 140 babies1982: 176 babies1983: 207 babies1984: 189 babies1985: 232 babies1986: 285 babies1987: 320 babies1988: 309 babies1989: 308 babies1990: 310 babies19901991: 315 babies1992: 278 babies1993: 292 babies1994: 262 babies1995: 248 babies1996: 257 babies1997: 186 babies1998: 179 babies1999: 196 babies2000: 197 babies20002001: 248 babies2002: 268 babies2003: 198 babies2004: 243 babies2005: 252 babies2006: 245 babies2007: 221 babies2008: 207 babies2009: 225 babies2010: 167 babies20102011: 189 babies2012: 140 babies2013: 118 babies2014: 105 babies2015: 127 babies2016: 107 babies2017: 108 babies2018: 100 babies2019: 109 babies2020: 107 babies20202021: 97 babies2022: 94 babies2023: 88 babies2024: 92 babies2025: 77 babies
US babies named Roxana per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 320.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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