Girl
Roxanne
Roxanne means "Persian Roshanak" and comes from Persian, giving it real etymological depth as a girl's name. It has cooled since its 1950s peak, though it is still chosen today. As things stand now, it is a solidly familiar choice. The registry counts around 58,071 U.S. births under this name going back to 1900.
PersianPersian "Roshanak"
EtymologyMeaning "little star" or "bright, shining"
Births by decade
1900s
6
1910s
18
1920s
71
1930s
363
1940s
1,987
1950s
16,615
1960s
13,583
1970s
8,173
1980s
9,078
1990s
4,286
2000s
2,151
2010s
1,740
Peaked in the 1950s · 58,071 total U.S. births since 1900