Roxanne

Persian

"dawn"

Roxanne Origin and Meaning

The name Roxanne is a girl's name of Persian origin meaning "dawn".

Best known as the beautiful heroine to whom Cyrano de Bergerac says, "Your name is like a golden bell".

After peaking in 1954, the name dipped out of the Top 1000 in 2012. It returned at Number 986 for 2013. Activist writer Roxane Gay uses an alternate spelling.

Roxanne Rank in US Top 1000

# 986 in the US

Roxanne Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 964 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Roxanne

• 964 Nameberry 2025
• 275 Unique 2024
• 916 England 2021

20 Names Similar to Roxanne

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Roxanne.

• Rosa
• Felicia
• Angelica
• Dominique
• Anita
• Regina
• Heather
• Carmen
• Rita
• Erica
• Marilyn
• Mercedes
• Rosalina
• Desirée
• Melinda
• Katrina
• Cynthia
• Katniss
• Erika
• Charity

Famous People Named Roxanne

• Roxanne Emery English singer,songwriter
• Roxanne "Roxy" Pallett English actress
• Roxanne James Canadian MP
• Roxanne Guinoo Filipina actress
• Lolita "Roxanne" Shanté American rapper and singer
• Roxanne McKee English actress and model
• Roxanne Quimby American artist and businesswoman, cofounder of Burt's Bees
• Roxanne Tong Hong Kong actress

The name Roxanne in Pop Culture

• Roxanne "Roxie" Hart main character in the play, musical, and movie "Chicago"
• Roxanne Kowalski main character in 1987 film "Roxanne,"
• Roxanne Ritchie character from the animated film Megamind
• Roxanne Bojarski character on the show American Dreams
• Roxanne "Roxy" Harmon character in 2011 film "God Bless America"
• Roxanne "Roxy" Morton character in "Kingsman: The Secret Service"
• Roxanne "Rocky" Ballantine character in DC Universe
• Roxanne Sutton also known as Roxy Rocket, character in DC Universe
• Roxanne song by The Police
• Tango de Roxanne a song from the movie Moulin Rouge
• Roxanne the Rustboro City rock,type Gym Leader in the Pokemon games and anime.
• Roxanne the love interest of Max Goof in "A Goofy Movie"
• Roxanne "Roxy" Ryan character from "New York Minute"
• Roxanne Weasley daughter of Percy Weasley, twin sister of Fred Weasley II
• Roxanne song by Arizona Zervas

International Variations of the name Roxanne

• Roksana Russian
• Roxane Greek