Roxanna

#2,822 for girls in 2025, 60 births · Last seen for boys in 1987 at #5,459
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1954 · 245 births
Debut · girls
9 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
13,459
since 1880

Roxanna over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Roxanna has never cracked the top 500 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201952peak #572, 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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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2,82260—
2024#3,22549—
2023#2,89158—
2022#2,66165—
2021#2,89258—
2020#2,58066—
2019#2,35576—
2018#2,14588—
2017#2,23684—
2016#2,12991—
2015#2,03996—
2014#1,876107—
2013#2,00297—
2012#1,719120—
2011#1,592136—
2010#1,402163—
2009#1,528148—
2008#1,589143—
2007#1,551147—
2006#1,514145—
2005#1,539133—
2004#1,373152—
2003#1,348150—
2002#1,411136—
2001#1,266155—
2000#1,481124—
1999#1,431122—
1998#1,508112—
1997#1,456113—
1996#1,119162—
1995#1,049171—
1994#1,083166—
1993#1,054174—
1992#1,183148—
1991#988190—
1990#905212—
1989#766254—
1988#628316—
1987#634301#5,4597
1986#851195—
1985#853189—
1984#894167—
1983#828185—
1982#846184—
1981#846184—
1980#1,152117—
1979#981146—
1978#1,063125—
1977#1,034128—
1976#964132—
1975#910143—
1974#1,003120—
1973#911135—
1972#800169—
1971#807173—
1970#840161—
1969#757177—
1968#789162—
1967#812150—
1966#736179—
1965#745180—
1964#793172—
1963#640250—
1962#660237—
1961#614273—
1960#635254—
1959#757180—
1958#751176—
1957#758173—
1956#673204—
1955#642208—
1954#572245—
1953#684175—
1952#712156—
1951#651177—
1950#703149—
1949#879100—
1948#849106—
1947#92991—
1946#84995—
1945#84979—
1944#90072—
1943#88977—
1942#1,16246—
1941#1,06547—
1940#1,08045—
1939#1,07944—
1938#1,07944—
1937#98151—
1936#97949—
1935#1,38128—
1934#1,31730—
1933#1,65821—
1932#1,75420—
1931#1,80319—
1930#1,56925—
1929#2,01117—
1928#1,73823—
1927#1,82822—
1926#1,93220—
1925#2,01819—
1924#1,92621—
1923#1,94420—
1922#1,95720—
1921#1,86722—
1920#2,07918—
1919#1,60425—
1918#1,80521—
1917#1,70821—
1916#2,02816—
1915#2,05015—
1914#1,54118—
1913#1,67013—
1912#1,71911—
1911#1,9567—
1910#1,33512—
1909——
1908#1,4399—
1907——
1906#1,15411—
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1904#1,17010—
1903#93114—
1902#1,5946—
1901#1,1369—
1900#1,10612—
1899#1,3946—
1898#1,00912—
1897#1,2637—
1896——
1895#1,5925—
1894#1,3536—
1893#1,4375—
1892#1,2786—
1891#1,0068—
1890#1,0997—
1889#1,2795—
1888#8949—
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1886#7789—
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1884#8517—
1883#9205—
1882#6788—
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1880#5809—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Roxanna was already there! It came in at #580, and was given to 9 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1881, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Roxanna is popular in 1952

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedMNIllinois: #646 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 11,751 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedWIMichigan: #667 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 13,468 girlsMINew York: #747 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 15,444 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedIAIndiana: #387 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,659 girlsINOhio: #711 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 15,832 girlsOHPennsylvania: #806 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 22,213 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #505 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 5,970 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedCONebraska: #312 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,889 girlsNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedMOKentucky: #361 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,743 girlsKYWest Virginia: #397 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,442 girlsWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #585 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,107 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedHITexas: #827 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 11,838 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Roxanna, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Nebraska#312 · 1 in 2,889
  2. Kentucky#361 · 1 in 3,743
  3. Indiana#387 · 1 in 4,659
  4. West Virginia#397 · 1 in 4,442
  5. California#505 · 1 in 5,970

Best ever in a state: #226 in Oregon, 1950.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nebraska#31251 in 2,889
Kentucky#36191 in 3,743
Indiana#387101 in 4,659
West Virginia#39751 in 4,442
California#505221 in 5,970
Louisiana#58551 in 7,107
Illinois#64681 in 11,751
Michigan#66761 in 13,468
Ohio#71161 in 15,832
New York#747101 in 15,444
Pennsylvania#80651 in 22,213
Texas#82791 in 11,838
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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 Roxanna
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 403 spots since 2024 (#3,225 → #2,822)
  • 242 spots since 2020 (#2,580 → #2,822)
  • 783 spots since 2015 (#2,039 → #2,822)
  • Biggest jump: 663 spots in 1903 (#1,594 → #931)
  • Biggest drop: 385 spots in 1889 (#894 → #1,279)
Rise & fade · girls
74 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1954 at #572 (245 births)
  • Births halved by 1974, 20 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 55 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 55 yrs · run 1943–1973
Share of babies · girls
1 in 5,636
  • Highest: 1 in 5,636 girls born in 1988 were named Roxanna (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 26,788 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #572 in 1954, was only 1 in 7,926 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1980s
  • 15.5% of all girls named Roxanna (2,092) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s58#580 (1880)#863
1890s62#1,006 (1891)#1,270
1900s71#931 (1903)#1,219
1910s159#1,335 (1910)#1,742
1920s202#1,738 (1928)#1,930
1930s331#979 (1936)#1,360
1940s758#849 (1948)#945
1950s1,843#572 (1954)#690
1960s2,034#614 (1961)#718
1970s1,432#800 (1972)#931
1980s2,092#628 (1988)#830
1990s1,570#905 (1990)#1,178
2000s1,433#1,266 (2001)#1,460
2010s1,058#1,402 (2010)#1,950
2020s356#2,580 (2020)#2,845

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.

Roxanna in 1952

girls
#712
156 births · 1 in 11,887 girls

Top girls' names in 1952

  1. #1Linda67,082
  2. #2Mary65,629
  3. #3Patricia53,101
  4. #4Deborah49,811
  5. #5Susan41,348
  6. #6Barbara39,864
  7. #7Nancy31,739
  8. #8Karen28,956
  9. #9Debra26,832
  10. #10Sandra26,097
  11. #712Roxanna156
More about 1952

girls

1,854,335 girls got a published name in 1952; 1 in 11,887 of them was named Roxanna, which outranked 88.9% of the 6,389 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Roxanna
  1. #708Terese158
  2. #710Consuelo157
  3. #710Elnora157
  4. #712Roxanna156
  5. #712Georgianna156
  6. #712Kyle156
  7. #715Deanne155
  8. #715Donita155
  9. #717Georgina154

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1951
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,501Pandora#3,284 → #783
  2. ↑ 368Lise#1,314 → #946
  3. ↑ 353Vanessa#656 → #303
  4. ↑ 334Dorinda#1,170 → #836
  5. ↑ 332Mitzi#928 → #596
Fallers
  1. ↓ 380Rhona#988 → #1,368
  2. ↓ 342Sharleen#765 → #1,107
  3. ↓ 270Enid#908 → #1,178
  4. ↓ 237Allyn#988 → #1,225
  5. ↓ 230Sheron#908 → #1,138

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

See the top 100 for 1952 →