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Roxanna

Girl

Meaning of Roxanna: Persian: 'bright' or 'dawn'

Roxanna is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2738th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2771st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2738

60 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2771

9 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

13,466

First recorded 1880 · peak 1988

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 184 babies1982: 184 babies1983: 185 babies1984: 167 babies1985: 189 babies1986: 195 babies1987: 308 babies1988: 316 babies1989: 254 babies1990: 212 babies19901991: 190 babies1992: 148 babies1993: 174 babies1994: 166 babies1995: 171 babies1996: 162 babies1997: 113 babies1998: 112 babies1999: 122 babies2000: 124 babies20002001: 155 babies2002: 136 babies2003: 150 babies2004: 152 babies2005: 133 babies2006: 145 babies2007: 147 babies2008: 143 babies2009: 148 babies2010: 163 babies20102011: 136 babies2012: 120 babies2013: 97 babies2014: 107 babies2015: 96 babies2016: 91 babies2017: 84 babies2018: 88 babies2019: 76 babies2020: 66 babies20202021: 58 babies2022: 65 babies2023: 58 babies2024: 49 babies2025: 60 babies
US babies named Roxanna per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 316.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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