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
0%100%Median name50%22.7%
Roxann vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Roxann's 8,885 recorded births place it above 97.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

41 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1955)
426
Annual births at peak, across 94 years of records
0100200300400500 193219441956196819801992200420162025 6

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

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 3,152 births (35% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

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 vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -146, 2.2%-100, 3.4%-65, 4.4%-141, 3.5%-32, 5.1%-146, 3.5%-45, 9.5%-92, 2.5%-111, 7.7%-80, 7.8%-69, 3.4%-111, 3.6%-93, 3.5%-77, 5.2%-106, 4.5%Roxann-94, 4.8%Roxann
Roxann vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Roxann by state

Where Roxann concentrates geographically, total births since 1932

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Roxann
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%
California share of Roxann's total US births 9.1%
Even split

809 of 8,885 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.

Roxann appears in 41 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Roxann?
8,885 babies have been named Roxann since 1932. All-time, it sits at #1,809 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #13,370 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 1955 with 426 births.
Where does Roxann sit in the SSA name archive?
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. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Roxann most popular?
Roxann was most popular in the 1950s decade with 3,152 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
Where is Roxann most popular?
The top states for the name Roxann are California (809 births), Texas (695 births), Pennsylvania (601 births).
How long has the name Roxann been used?
Roxann has been recorded in Social Security data since 1932, spanning 94 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Roxann?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Roxanne, Roxie, Roxanna, Roxana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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.

Keep exploring Roxann

Nearby Names Like Roxann

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Roxann

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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.

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.