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Roxanne

Girl Persian #1321 in 2023

Roxanne is a girl name of Persian origin.

Meaning of Roxanne

A spelling variant of Roxane, fairly popular since the 1930s.

Popularity of Roxanne

Popularity, 1906–2023

172 births in 2023

1906 2023

59,177 U.S. births recorded from 1906–2023.

Peak year

1954

2,232 babies

First recorded

1906

117 years of history

Recent trend

Steady

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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A number of places elsewhere

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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.