Girls' name · since 1932
Roxann
Roxann has 8,885 recorded births since 1932 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1955 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,809 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,370 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,885
- born since 1932
- 1950s
- peak decade
8,885 babies have been named Roxann since 1932, making it today's #13370 girls' name.
Roxann has 8,885 recorded births among girls since 1932, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13370 as of the latest data, more common than 23% of girls, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1932 to 2025.
- #1,809 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,370 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 8,885 born since 1932
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roxann ranks #1,809 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,370 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 8,885 born since 1932, peaking in the 1950s.
- #1,809 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,370 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,885
- born since 1932
- 1950s
- peak decade
Roxann's 8,885 recorded births place it above 97.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
41 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Roxann compares
8,885 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Roxann's all-time total is 24x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Roxann | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,885 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 426 | 21 | 19,840 |
Roxann's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Roxann's SSA record in two at 1978 and the more recent half accounts for 20% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 80%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2024, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1955 peak of 426, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Roxann popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1932–2025
- Peak year (1955)
- 426
- Annual births at peak, across 94 years of records
Currently ranks #13370 among girls.
8,885 total births across 94 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1955 with 426 births in a single year.
Roxann by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (3,152 births, 35% of the file).
1950s was Roxann's strongest decade.
3,152 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Roxann births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 102
1930s
102 births
- 1940s 512
1940s
512 births
- 1950s
1950s
3,152 births
- 1960s
1960s
2,334 births
- 1970s 1,212
1970s
1,212 births
- 1980s 979
1980s
979 births
- 1990s 278
1990s
278 births
- 2000s 152
2000s
152 births
- 2010s 126
2010s
126 births
- 2020s 38
2020s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 3,152 births (35% of all-time use).
Roxann decade highlights
- Peak decade 3,152 births
- Runner-up 2,334 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Roxann 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 Roxann's total volume
Roxann by state
Where Roxann concentrates geographically, total births since 1932
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 809 | 9.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 695 | 7.8% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 601 | 6.8% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 547 | 6.2% |
| #5 | New York | | 409 | 4.6% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 366 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Minnesota | | 332 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 324 | 3.6% |
809 of 8,885 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 9.1% of nationwide
- Texas 7.8% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 6.8% of nationwide
- Michigan 6.2% of nationwide
- New York 4.6% of nationwide
Recorded in 41 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 9.1% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Roxann appears in 41 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Roxann's data
- Roxann's decade-level peak was the 1950s (3,152 total births); usage has since declined to 38 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Roxanns (809 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Roxann: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1955)
Similar record span (~93 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, 1932–2025 (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 Roxann 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.
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