The first name Roxanne
A girl’s name from Persian.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Persian origin
A female given name from Persian; a spelling variant of Roxane, fairly popular since the 1930s.
A form of Roxane.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 20 girls were named Roxanne, making it the 1,512th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2009, with 212 births (#229).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Roxanne with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Roxanne at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 170 girls born in the United States were named Roxanne, the 1,315th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1954, when 2,232 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 Roxanne
11 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Roxanne McKeeCanadian-born British actress, born 1980
- Roxanne HartAmerican actress, born 1952
- Roxanne PerezAmerican professional wrestler, born 2001
- Roxanne SeemanAmerican songwriter and lyricist, born 1954
- Roxanne Dunbar-OrtizAmerican historian, born 1938
- Roxanne PallettEnglish actress, born 1982
- Roxanne BeckfordAmerican actress, born 1969
- Roxanne ShantéAmerican rapper, born 1969
- Roxanne HallBritish pornographic actress, born 1976
- Roxanne GuinooFilipino actress, born 1986
- Roxanne KernohanActress (1960-1993)
More Persian girls’ names
Questions
- What is the origin of the name Roxanne?
- Roxanne comes from Persian.
- How popular is the name Roxanne?
- In 2025, 20 girls born in England and Wales were named Roxanne, ranking 1,512th. Its peak was 2009, with 212 births.
- Is Roxanne a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 59,587 US babies named Roxanne since 1880 were girls.
- When was Roxanne most popular?
- 1954 in the United States, when 2,232 babies were named Roxanne, its highest rank at 158th.
- What name is Roxanne a form of?
- Roxanne is a form of Roxane.