Roxanne — #1273 US girls' name
59,359 babies named Roxanne in U.S. Social Security records since 1906, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 93% of names given to girls today.
28% of everyone ever named Roxanne was born in this single decade.
2,232 babies were named Roxanne in 1954 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Roxanne
The Social Security Administration has registered 59,359 babies named Roxanne between 1906 and 2024, spanning 119 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Roxanne currently holds the #1273 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 2,232 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Roxanne performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 16,608 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Roxanne shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 8,502 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Roxanne in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Roxanne in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 59,359 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Roxanne at a glance
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Current rank
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Roxanne popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1906
- Peak year (1954)
- 2,232
- Annual births at peak — across 119 years of records
Currently ranks #1273 among girls.
59,359 total births across 119 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1954 with 2,232 births in a single year.
Roxanne popularity over time — boys
55 total births recorded since 1956 (Roxanne as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Roxanne accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Roxanne by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1950s
- 16,608 births that decade — 28% of Roxanne's all-time total
Roxanne decade highlights
- Peak decade 16,608 births
- Runner-up 13,577 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1950s was Roxanne's strongest decade
16,608 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 28% of all-time use.
Roxanne by state
Where Roxanne concentrates geographically — total births since 1906
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 8,502 | 14.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5,586 | 9.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 4,720 | 8.0% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 3,201 | 5.4% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 3,147 | 5.3% |
| #6 | Minnesota | | 2,613 | 4.4% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 2,506 | 4.2% |
| #8 | Wisconsin | | 2,008 | 3.4% |
8,502 of 59,359 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 14.3% of nationwide
- Texas 9.4% of nationwide
- New York 8.0% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 5.4% of nationwide
- Michigan 5.3% of nationwide
Recorded in 51 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 14.3% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Roxanne appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1906–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.