Girls' name · since 1882

Roxy

3,868 babies named Roxy in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#3,056 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,460 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
3,868
born since 1882
2010s
peak decade

Roxy currently ranks #2460 among girls' names in America, with 3,868 babies recorded since 1882.

Roxy has 3,868 recorded births among girls since 1882, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2460 as of the latest data, more common than 86% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 2025.

  • #3,056 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #2,460 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 3,868 born since 1882
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roxy ranks #3,056 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,460 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,868 born since 1882, peaking in the 2010s.

#3,056 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,460 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
3,868
born since 1882
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%85.7%
Roxy vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Roxy's 3,868 recorded births place it above 95.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

21 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Roxy compares

3,868 Top 16% higher than 84% 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

Roxy's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Roxy Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 3,868 376 567,345
Peak-year births 145 21 19,840

Roxy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Roxy splits its recorded history at 1956: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1884 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 145 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Roxy popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
145
Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
050100150200 188219001923194119591978199620142025 72

Roxy popularity over time - boys

103 total births recorded since 1914 (Roxy as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 103 births
45678910 19141928193419391944194819501953 7

Roxy by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (834 births, 22% of the file).

2010s was Roxy's strongest decade.

834 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.

Roxy births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 834 births (22% of all-time use).

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

How Roxy 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 Roxy's total volume

Roxy vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 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 -15, 11.1%-111, 3.6%-114, 3.6%-53, 7.2%-73, 4.3%-32, 12.3%-42, 5.1%-119, 3.2%-60, 3.9%-64, 4.9%-74, 3.9%-111, 7.7%-24, 17%-43, 5.4%-146, 2.2%Roxy-144, 3.7%Roxy
Roxy vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Roxy by state

Where Roxy concentrates geographically, total births since 1882

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Roxy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
454 11.7%
#2 Texas
178 4.6%
#3 Florida
56 1.4%
#4 Utah
39 1.0%
#5 Arizona
38 1.0%
#6 New York
30 0.8%
#7 Washington
24 0.6%
#8 North Carolina
17 0.4%
California share of Roxy's total US births 11.7%
Even split

454 of 3,868 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.

Roxy appears in 21 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Roxy?
Roxy has been given to 3,868 babies in the U.S. since 1882, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #3,056 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #2,460 of 17,297. 145 babies were born in 2009, its single highest year.
Where does Roxy sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Roxy ranks #3,056 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,460 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 Roxy most popular?
Roxy was most popular in the 2010s decade with 834 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Roxy most popular?
The top states for the name Roxy are California (454 births), Texas (178 births), Florida (56 births).
How long has the name Roxy been used?
Records for Roxy go back to 1882, giving 144 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Roxy?
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 Roxy's data

  • Roxy's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (834 total births) through the 2020s (345) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Roxys (454 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 Roxy

Nearby Names Like Roxy

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Roxy: 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, 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 Roxy 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.