The baby name Rokhsan is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced rokh-SAHN (approx. IPA: /roxˈsɑn/; 'kh' = voiceless velar fricative like Persian خ).
The baby name Rokhsan is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced rokh-SAHN (approx. IPA: /roxˈsɑn/; 'kh' = voiceless velar fricative like Persian خ).
Rokhsan is Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Urdu in Origin.
From Persian rakhshān/rokhshān (رخشان), Rokhsan means “shining, radiant, resplendent,” built on the ancient Iranian root raoxšna- “light, brightness.” It sits alongside roshan “bright” and carries connotations of brilliance and luster in Persian poetry. The name appears across the Persianate world - in Iran, Afghanistan, and among Urdu speakers - and is used chiefly for girls, though occasionally unisex in modern contexts.
The same root underlies Roshanak, rendered in Greek as Roxanē (Roxana), the famed Bactrian wife of Alexander the Great, which helped spread the meaning “bright” into Hellenistic and later European naming. Common variants and spellings include Rakhshan, Rokhshan, Rokhsana, Rukhsana, Roxana, Roxane, Roxanne, Roksana, and Roshanak; diminutives such as Roxy or Roxi also occur.
Rokhsan is extremely rare. Across 4 countries, we found just 5 recorded uses of it.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
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