Roxanne

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Roxanne is a Persian feminine given name. The English rendition of the name is derived from Greek Ῥωξάνη Rhōxanē, used for Roxana, one of Cambyses's wives, the daughter of Idérnēs, a sister of one sister of king Mithridates VI, and the wife of Alexander the Great.

From Wikipedia

Roxanne first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2009 with 212 babies (rank #229 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Roxanne

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Roxanne yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,988

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

212

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	125	#298
1997	88	#370
1998	71	#432
1999	58	#505
2000	42	#623
2001	49	#568
2002	33	#779
2003	68	#480
2004	70	#487
2005	70	#503
2006	112	#376
2007	93	#443
2008	161	#292
2009	212	#229
2010	202	#249
2011	153	#316
2012	110	#419
2013	71	#582
2014	67	#611
2015	68	#618
2016	65	#652