Girl name#1,192 of girl names
Roxanna
Pronounced R AA2 K S AE1 N AH0 (ARPABET)
- 3 syllables
- Peaked 1988
- 145 years in use
How popular is Roxanna?
Roxanna is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 13,405 children — the 1,192nd most common girls' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 45% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1988, when 316 children were given it.
Characteristics
- 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- R AA2 K S AE1 N AH0
- Stress pattern:
- 210
- Syllables:
- 3
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Roxanna
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Roxanna
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Roxanna?
- Roxanna ranks 1,192nd among girls' names in US records, with 13,405 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 730.
- Is Roxanna a unisex name?
- No. Roxanna is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Roxanna most popular?
- 1988, when 316 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.