Roxanna

Roxanna: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“dawn”
Origin
Persian
Say it
rok-SAN-uh · 3 syllables
Used for
Girls

Roxanna is a variant of Roxana, from Greek Roxanē, itself from Old Persian Roshanak, usually interpreted as 'dawn' or 'bright.' Roxana was the name of Alexander the Great's wife.

How popular is Roxanna?

202414.4 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Roxanna in 202448

2024 rank#3,266 girls

Peak year1988

Total US babies since 188013,405

Roxanna is fading: recent use is about 52% of its level ten years before.

Names like Roxanna

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Roxanna questions

What does the name Roxanna mean?

Roxanna means "dawn". It comes from Persian. Roxanna is a variant of Roxana, from Greek Roxanē, itself from Old Persian Roshanak, usually interpreted as 'dawn' or 'bright.' Roxana was the name of Alexander the Great's wife.

Is Roxanna a boy or girl name?

Roxanna is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Roxanna?

48 US babies were named Roxanna in 2024. Its peak year was 1988.

How do you pronounce Roxanna?

Roxanna is usually pronounced rok-SAN-uh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.