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Roxana

Girl Persian #2173 in 2023

Roxana is a girl name of Persian origin.

Meaning of Roxana

The wife of Alexander the Great. From Ῥωξᾱ́νη of - or - origin.

Popularity of Roxana

Popularity, 1882–2023

88 births in 2023

1882 2023

11,824 U.S. births recorded from 1882–2023.

Peak year

1991

315 babies

First recorded

1882

141 years of history

Recent trend

Steady

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.