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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).

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2,295
babies named Roxanne, 1996–2025
#1,512
rank in 2025
2009
peak year

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.

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59,587
babies named Roxanne since 1880
#1,315
rank in 2025
1954
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.

Famous people named Roxanne

11 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Roxanne McKee
    Canadian-born British actress, born 1980
  • Roxanne Hart
    American actress, born 1952
  • Roxanne Perez
    American professional wrestler, born 2001
  • Roxanne Seeman
    American songwriter and lyricist, born 1954
  • Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
    American historian, born 1938
  • Roxanne Pallett
    English actress, born 1982
  • Roxanne Beckford
    American actress, born 1969
  • Roxanne Shanté
    American rapper, born 1969
  • Roxanne Hall
    British pornographic actress, born 1976
  • Roxanne Guinoo
    Filipino actress, born 1986
  • Roxanne Kernohan
    Actress (1960-1993)

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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.