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
Roxy's 3,868 recorded births place it above 95.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
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
- Peak year (2009)
- 145
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Currently ranks #2460 among girls.
3,868 total births across 144 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2009 with 145 births in a single year.
Roxy popularity over time - boys
103 total births recorded since 1914 (Roxy as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Roxy accounts for 3% of total recorded use across both genders.
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
- 1880s 64
1880s
64 births
- 1890s 83
1890s
83 births
- 1900s 39
1900s
39 births
- 1910s 115
1910s
115 births
- 1920s 133
1920s
133 births
- 1930s 145
1930s
145 births
- 1940s 313
1940s
313 births
- 1950s
1950s
457 births
- 1960s 230
1960s
230 births
- 1970s 97
1970s
97 births
- 1980s 134
1980s
134 births
- 1990s 134
1990s
134 births
- 2000s
2000s
745 births
- 2010s
2010s
834 births
- 2020s
2020s
345 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 834 births (22% of all-time use).
Roxy decade highlights
- Peak decade 834 births
- Runner-up 745 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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 by state
Where Roxy concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| 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% |
454 of 3,868 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 11.7% of nationwide
- Texas 4.6% of nationwide
- Florida 1.4% of nationwide
- Utah 1.0% of nationwide
- Arizona 1.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 21 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 11.7% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Roxy appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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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.
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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.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~143 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, 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.
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