The first name Roxanna
A girl’s name from Persian.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Persian origin
A female given name from Persian, variant of Roxana.
A form of Roxana.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 5 girls were named Roxanna, making it the 4,201st most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2010, with 31 births (#1,072).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Roxanna with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Roxanna at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 60 girls born in the United States were named Roxanna, the 2,856th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1988, when 316 were.
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.
Famous people named Roxanna
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Roxanna PanufnikBritish composer, born 1968
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Questions
- What is the origin of the name Roxanna?
- Roxanna comes from Persian.
- How popular is the name Roxanna?
- In 2025, 5 girls born in England and Wales were named Roxanna, ranking 4,201st. Its peak was 2010, with 31 births.
- Is Roxanna a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 13,466 US babies named Roxanna since 1880 were girls.
- When was Roxanna most popular?
- 1988 in the United States, when 316 babies were named Roxanna, its highest rank at 630th.
- What name is Roxanna a form of?
- Roxanna is a form of Roxana.