Girls' name · since 1925
Roxane
Roxane has 5,179 recorded births since 1925 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1956 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,506 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,357 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,179
- born since 1925
- 1960s
- peak decade
5,179 babies have been named Roxane since 1925, making it today's #13357 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Roxane recorded 5,179 times among girls since 1925, holding rank #13357 nationally today, ahead of 23% of girls, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1925 to 2025.
- #2,506 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,357 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,179 born since 1925
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roxane ranks #2,506 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,357 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,179 born since 1925, peaking in the 1960s.
- #2,506 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,357 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,179
- born since 1925
- 1960s
- peak decade
Roxane's 5,179 recorded births place it above 96.53% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
34 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Roxane compares
5,179 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Roxane's all-time total is 14x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Roxane | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,179 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 308 | 21 | 19,840 |
Roxane's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Roxane's SSA record in two at 1977 and the more recent half accounts for 16% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 84%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1927, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1956 peak of 308, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Roxane popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–2025
- Peak year (1956)
- 308
- Annual births at peak, across 101 years of records
Roxane by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (1,931 births, 37% of the file).
1960s was Roxane's strongest decade.
1,931 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Roxane births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 18
1920s
18 births
- 1930s 32
1930s
32 births
- 1940s 149
1940s
149 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,762 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,931 births
- 1970s 607
1970s
607 births
- 1980s 322
1980s
322 births
- 1990s 130
1990s
130 births
- 2000s 122
2000s
122 births
- 2010s 81
2010s
81 births
- 2020s 25
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 1,931 births (37% of all-time use).
How Roxane 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 Roxane's total volume
Roxane by state
Where Roxane concentrates geographically, total births since 1925
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 569 | 11.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 299 | 5.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 281 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 254 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 231 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 202 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Wisconsin | | 195 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Minnesota | | 167 | 3.2% |
569 of 5,179 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Roxane appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Roxane's data
- Roxane's decade-level peak was the 1960s (1,931 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Roxanes (569 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 Roxane: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~100 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, 1925–2025 (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 Roxane 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.