Roxann
Roxann was the 14592nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1955, when it ranked 429th with 426 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,466 places. More babies were named Roxann in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Roxanne) "bright, shining" · Persian, Greek, French
- Rank in 2025
- #14,592 girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1955426 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,885babies recorded
What does the name Roxann mean?
Roxann 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)
Roxann popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #14,592 | 6 |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | #6,148 | 22 |
| 2000 | #7,947 | 13 |
| 1990 | #2,369 | 53 |
| 1980 | #1,187 | 113 |
| 1970 | #760 | 193 |
| 1960 | #529 | 334 |
| 1950 | #655 | 171 |
| 1940 | #1,267 | 35 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Roxann, counting every spelling?
Roxann is a spelling of Roxanne, a name family that ranked #1,181 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #14,592 for Roxann on its own. Together these spellings went to 182 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roxanne | 170 | #1,315 | 902 |
| Roxann | 6 | #14,592 | 38 |
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 Roxann?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Roxann (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Roxann 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 Roxann.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Roxann?
About 7,500 people born in the US named Roxann are alive today, with a median age of 63; half are between 50 and 70. That makes Roxann 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Roxann: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Roxann, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Roxann
What does Roxann mean?
Roxann is a spelling of Roxanne, which means “"bright, shining"” (Persian, Greek, French origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Roxann?
Roxann was the 14592nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1955, when it ranked 429th with 426 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,466 places. More babies were named Roxann in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Roxann a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Roxann in the US.