How Many People Are Named Roxana?
An estimated 10,661 people in the United States have the first name Roxana. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Roxana peaked in popularity in 1987 with 320 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Roxana as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Roxana paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
10,661
About 1 in 32,150 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1987
320 births
Total Registered
11,942
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Roxana
Roxana is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 11,942 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Roxana as a male name
Ranked #8,501 in 1993
6 male births in 1993
Peak: 1987 (7 births)
Roxana as a female name
Ranked #2,091 in 2024
92 female births in 2024
Peak: 1991 (315 births)
Roxana: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Roxana span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 2,522 babies were registered. Roxana has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Roxana by Decade
How has Roxana tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Roxana by State
Birth registrations for Roxana span all 29 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in South Carolina, New Mexico, Minnesota. On average, about 285 Roxanas were registered per state.
Roxana + Last Name Combinations
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Roxana: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Roxana?
We estimate approximately 10,661 people named Roxana are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 32,150 Americans share this first name.
Is Roxana a common name?
Roxana is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 11,942 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Roxana most popular?
Roxana reached peak popularity in 1987, when 320 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Roxana is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Roxana a female name?
Roxana is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Roxana Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Roxana Smith, Roxana Johnson, Roxana Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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