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    The first name Roxana

    A girl’s name from Persian.

    3 syllables Female

    Meaning and origin

    Persian origin

    From Ancient Greek Ῥωξᾱ́νη (Rhōxā́nē) of Old Persian or Bactrian origin. Akin to Persian روشن (rowšan).

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    In 2025, 12 girls were named Roxana, making it the 2,278th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2011, with 32 births (#1,067).

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    454
    babies named Roxana, 1996–2025
    #2,278
    rank in 2025
    2011
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Roxana with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Roxana at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 77 girls born in the United States were named Roxana, the 2,366th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1991, when 315 were.

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    12,020
    babies named Roxana since 1880
    #2,366
    rank in 2025
    1991
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Roxana in other languages

    Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary

    Roxane
    Dutch
    Roxane
    French
    Ρωξάνη
    Roxáni
    Greek
    רוקסנה
    roksána
    Hebrew
    Rossana
    Italian
    Roksana
    Polish
    Rosana
    Portuguese, also Rosane, Rosânia
    Ruxandra
    Romanian
    Рокса́на
    Roksána
    Russian
    Roksana
    Turkish

    Spelled Roxana in Catalan, Czech and Spanish too.

    Nicknames and spellings

    Other spellings and forms

    Famous people named Roxana

    8 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Roxana
      Bactrian princess and wife of Alexander the Great, -346–-309
    • Roxana Saberi
      American journalist, born 1977
    • Roxana Maracineanu
      French swimmer and politician, born 1975
    • Roxana Dumitrescu
      Fencer, born 1967
    • Roxana Zal
      American actress, born 1969
    • Roxana Gómez
      Cuban athletics competitor, born 1999
    • Roxana Díaz
      Cuban sprinter, born 1981
    • Roxana Luca
      Figure skater, born 1982

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    Questions

    What does the name Roxana mean?
    From Ancient Greek Ῥωξᾱ́νη (Rhōxā́nē) of Old Persian or Bactrian origin. Akin to Persian روشن (rowšan).
    What is the origin of the name Roxana?
    From Ancient Greek Ῥωξᾱ́νη (Rhōxā́nē) of Old Persian or Bactrian origin. Akin to Persian روشن (rowšan).
    How popular is the name Roxana?
    In 2025, 12 girls born in England and Wales were named Roxana, ranking 2,278th. Its peak was 2011, with 32 births.
    Is Roxana a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 12,020 US babies named Roxana since 1880 were girls.
    When was Roxana most popular?
    1991 in the United States, when 315 babies were named Roxana, its highest rank at 681st.
    What are other spellings of Roxana?
    Roxanna.