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Roxana

girl name
Origin
Persian
Syllables
3
Peak era
1980s/2020s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

dawn, little star (Persian princess who married Alexander the Great)

Goes by Roxy

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1980s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Roxana peaked in the 1980s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.

See popularity in Brazil

Popularity in Brazil

742 people · the #10,188 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 250,000 · median age 37

1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s

Among people named Roxana living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Roxana

Most people given the name Roxana in the United States were born between 1980 and 2009. The Roxana you meet today is most often in her 20s or 30s.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

Names that fit alongside Roxana

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The Roxana deep dive

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