Roxane
French form of Roxana, the Greek rendering of an Old Iranian name, Roshanak, meaning bright or shining; it belonged to a wife of Alexander the Great.
Roxane in 2025
Roxane was given to 6 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 24,204th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 552,557 babies born.
The history of Roxane
Roxane reached its highest point in 1956, when 308 babies were given the name, ranking 949th that year.
Across the 101 years of records since 1925, 5,179 babies have been named Roxane. Half of them were born before 1962, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Baby Boomers.
Roxane by decade
| Decade | Babies named Roxane | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 18 | 6,700 |
| 1930s | 32 | 6,923 |
| 1940s | 149 | 3,122 |
| 1950s | 1,762 | 949 |
| 1960s | 1,931 | 1,050 |
| 1970s | 607 | 1,847 |
| 1980s | 322 | 3,745 |
| 1990s | 130 | 6,657 |
| 2000s | 122 | 10,052 |
| 2010s | 81 | 14,849 |
| 2020s | 25 | 19,755 |
Where Roxane is heading
Roxane has risen 20% over the past decade, from 5 babies in 2015 to 6 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1956 peak — Roxane is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Roxane
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Roxane.