Roxianne
A feminine name of French origin meaning "bright" or "dawn".
Name Census estimates that about 21 living Americans carry the first name Roxianne. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Roxianne today is around 62 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Roxianne births was 1950 (6 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Roxianne. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Roxianne. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
21
~ 1 in 16,321,635 Americans
Peak year
1950
6 babies that year
Average age
62
years old
1976 SSA rank
#8,961
Tracked since 1950
Popularity
Roxianne: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Roxianne from the 1950s through to the 1970s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1950s, with 11 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1950s peak, Roxianne remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Roxianne by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Roxianne during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Roxianne
The name Roxianne is believed to have its origins in the ancient Greek language. It is a feminine form of the name Roxana, which was derived from the Persian word "roksana," meaning "little star" or "bright as day." This name was popularized in ancient times by the wife of Alexander the Great, who was known as Roxana.
The earliest recorded use of the name Roxianne can be traced back to the Middle Ages, when it appeared in various historical documents and literary works. In the 12th century, a French noblewoman named Roxianne de Montfort was mentioned in the chronicles of the Crusades.
In the 16th century, the name gained popularity in England, with several notable figures bearing the name. One of the most famous was Roxianne Howard, a courtier and confidante of Queen Elizabeth I, who was born in 1558.
During the Renaissance period, the name Roxianne was associated with art and literature. A notable example is the Italian poet and playwright Roxianne Accolti, who lived from 1479 to 1549 and was praised for her literary works.
In the 18th century, the name Roxianne became more widespread across Europe. One prominent figure was Roxianne de Beauharnais, a French noblewoman and the first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte, who was born in 1775.
Throughout history, the name Roxianne has been borne by various influential women across different fields. These include Roxianne Barton, an American suffragist and women's rights activist who lived from 1856 to 1935, and Roxianne Ariza, a Mexican-American labor leader and civil rights activist, born in 1892.
People
Roxianne + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Roxianne as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with R
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Roxianne: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Roxianne?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 21 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Roxianne going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 16,321,635 US residents.
Is Roxianne a common name?
We classify Roxianne as "Very Rare". It ranks above 40.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 27 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Roxianne most popular?
The single biggest year for Roxianne was 1950, when 6 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Roxianne is about 62 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Roxianne in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Roxianne a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Roxianne in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Roxianne still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Roxianne in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Roxianne can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How common is the name Roxianne?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.