Roxane
Meaning
“From Old Persian for bright, borne by Roxana, wife of Alexander the Great, later a heroine in Cyrano de Bergerac.”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Roxane peaked in the 1950s and the 1960s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
490 people · the #13,570 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 500,000 · median age 37
Among people named Roxane living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Roxane
Most people given the name Roxane in the United States were born between 1950 and 1979. The Roxane you meet today is most often in her 50s or 60s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Roxane deep dive
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