Roxane
Roxane was the 14591st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1956, when it ranked 530th with 308 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 4,015 places. More babies were named Roxane in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Roxanne) "bright, shining" · Persian, Greek, French
- Rank in 2025
- #14,591 girls, down 2,653 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 6girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1956308 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,179babies recorded
What does the name Roxane mean?
Roxane is a spelling of Roxanne, pronounced the same way, so it shares Roxanne's meaning and origin.
Roxanne is a spelling of Roxane, the French form of the Greek Rhōxanē. This was the name of Alexander the Great's Bactrian wife Roxana, and it comes from an Old Persian or Bactrian word for "bright, shining", related to modern Persian rowshan, "light, bright". The French spelling became familiar through Roxane in Edmond Rostand's play Cyrano de Bergerac (1897). Roxanne was most popular in the US in the 1950s.
Ῥωξάνη (Ancient Greek, “Rhōxanē”)*rauxšnā (Old Persian, “bright, shining (reconstructed)”)
How sure is this? Probable. The Iranian source word is reconstructed, not directly recorded as a name.
Related names: Roxane, Roxana, Roxy, Roxanna.
See also: Persian names, names that mean light.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Roxanne', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Roxane', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Roxana', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wikipedia, 'Roxanne (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Roxane popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #14,591 | 6 |
| 2020 | #11,938 | 8 |
| 2010 | #12,066 | 9 |
| 2000 | #7,946 | 13 |
| 1990 | #7,746 | 11 |
| 1980 | #2,382 | 41 |
| 1970 | #1,116 | 106 |
| 1960 | #591 | 281 |
| 1950 | #1,521 | 38 |
| 1940 | #1,836 | 20 |
| 1930 | #4,477 | 6 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Roxane, counting every spelling?
Roxane is a spelling of Roxanne, a name family that ranked #1,181 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #14,591 for Roxane on its own. Together these spellings went to 182 girls in 2025.
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Roxane?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Roxane (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Roxane born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Roxane.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Roxane?
About 4,400 people born in the US named Roxane are alive today, with a median age of 63; half are between 55 and 68. That makes Roxane a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Roxane by state
How common Roxane was among girls born in each state in 1954–1958, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Hawaii (9.9×), Wisconsin (3.3×), Nebraska (3.2×), Minnesota (2.9×), Iowa (2.6×). In 24 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Roxane: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Roxane, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Roxane
What does Roxane mean?
Roxane is a spelling of Roxanne, which means “"bright, shining"” (Persian, Greek, French origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Roxane?
Roxane was the 14591st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1956, when it ranked 530th with 308 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 4,015 places. More babies were named Roxane in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Roxane a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Roxane in the US.
Where was Roxane most popular?
In 1954–1958, Roxane was most common in Hawaii (1.22 per 1,000 girls), followed by Wisconsin and Nebraska.