Roxana
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
About Roxana
The name of the wife of Alexander the Great, more attractive than the better-known Roxanne. Roxana was first used in the English-speaking world in the 1600s and was popularized by Daniel Defoe's novel Roxana, published in 1724. An underused and attractive possibility and perfect if you're searching for names that mean new beginnings.
Roxana is also given to boys.
Pronounced rok-SAH-nuh.
As of October 2026, Roxana ranked #8501 in US births in 1993 SSA, peaked at #5978 in 1987.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,918 | 105 | 58.8 |
| 2015 | #1,683 | 127 | 71.1 |
| 2016 | #1,894 | 107 | 60.4 |
| 2017 | #1,888 | 108 | 62.6 |
| 2018 | #1,975 | 100 | 58.8 |
| 2019 | #1,860 | 109 | 64.9 |
| 2020 | #1,837 | 107 | 66.2 |
| 2021 | #2,002 | 97 | 59.1 |
| 2022 | #2,066 | 94 | 57.3 |
| 2023 | #2,173 | 88 | 54.8 |
| 2024 | #2,091 | 92 | 56.8 |
| 2025 | #2,366 | 77 | 47.9 |
World rankings
Roxana for girls
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Roxana on lists
Famous Roxanas
- RoxanaGirl
Bactrian princess and wife of Alexander the Great
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American actress
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Romanian weightlifter
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weather girl, and fitness coach who's become a Social media personality for her exercise videos on her Instagram
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famous tiktok,er
Roxana in pop culture
- RoxanaGirl
llinois, USA
- RoxanaGirl
1724 novel by Daniel Defoe and its main character
- RoxanaGirl
character in "Alexander: The Ends of the Earth" by Valerio Manfredi
- Roxana OrlacGirl
main character in "Les mains de Roxana," 2012 French film
- RoxanaGirl
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novel by Marshall Kirkman
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2008 novel by A.J. Cave