Girls' name · since 1882
Roxana
Since 1882, U.S. Social Security records show 11,994 babies named Roxana, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,495 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,355 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,994
- born since 1882
- 1990s
- peak decade
Roxana currently ranks #2355 among girls' names in America, with 11,994 babies recorded since 1882.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roxana has been recorded 11,994 times among girls since 1882, currently ranked #2355 nationally and more common than 86% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 2025.
- #1,495 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,355 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 11,994 born since 1882
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roxana ranks #1,495 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,355 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 11,994 born since 1882, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,495 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,355 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,994
- born since 1882
- 1990s
- peak decade
Roxana's 11,994 recorded births place it above 97.93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Roxana compares
11,994 Top 9% higher than 91% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Roxana's all-time total is 32x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Roxana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 11,994 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 315 | 21 | 19,840 |
Roxana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Roxana's SSA record in two at 1963 and the more recent half accounts for 86% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 14%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1882, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 315, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Roxana popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 315
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Roxana popularity over time - boys
26 total births recorded since 1986 (Roxana as boys' name)
Roxana by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (2,517 births, 21% of the file).
1990s was Roxana's strongest decade.
2,517 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Roxana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 26
1880s
26 births
- 1890s 17
1890s
17 births
- 1900s 31
1900s
31 births
- 1910s 67
1910s
67 births
- 1920s 133
1920s
133 births
- 1930s 185
1930s
185 births
- 1940s 395
1940s
395 births
- 1950s 588
1950s
588 births
- 1960s 690
1960s
690 births
- 1970s 944
1970s
944 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,272 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,517 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,304 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,270 births
- 2020s 555
2020s
555 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 2,517 births (21% of all-time use).
How Roxana compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Roxana's total volume
Roxana by state
Where Roxana concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,922 | 32.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,919 | 16.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 541 | 4.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 501 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 467 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 241 | 2.0% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 122 | 1.0% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 94 | 0.8% |
3,922 of 11,994 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Roxana appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Roxana's data
- Roxana's decade-level peak was the 1990s (2,517 total births); usage has since declined to 555 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Roxanas (3,922 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Roxana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~143 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1882–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Roxana draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.