The baby name Roxanne is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /rɒkˈsæn/ (rok-SAN).
Roxanne is Persian in Origin.
The baby name Roxanne is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /rɒkˈsæn/ (rok-SAN).
Roxanne is Persian in Origin.
Roxanne descends from Greek Roxane (often transcribed Rhoxane), itself from an Old Iranian name rooted in raoxšna, meaning "bright, shining" and cognate with Persian roshan "light." Through Latin Roxana and French Roxane, the English Roxanne took shape. The sense centers on brightness and dawn-like radiance; Persian Roshanak, commonly linked to the same name family, adds the nuance "little bright one."
The name entered Western memory via Roxana, the Bactrian wife of Alexander the Great, fixing its classical aura. Revived in Europe by humanist taste and cemented in French by Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac (Roxane), it became established in English in the 20th century, enjoying wider notice after the 1978 hit "Roxanne" by The Police. International variants include Roxane (French), Roxana (Spanish, Romanian), and Roxanna (an English elaboration); the related Persian form Roshanak persists. Common nicknames are Roxy, Roxie, and Rox.
| Roxanne McKee Roxanne McKee is a British actor best known for her role as Louise Summers in the popular TV series Hollyoaks. She also appeared in the fantasy series Game of Thrones as Doreah and starred in the TV show Dominion. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Girls | 2019 | #1 | — | 902 |
| FJ | 0 | #6 | 1 | 374 | |
| NA | 0 | #32 | 2 | 2,537 | |
| MT | 0 | #43 | 1 | 1,767 | |
| PR | 0 | #55 | 1 | 1,497 | |
| LU | 0 | #64 | 3 | 2,830 | |
| JP | 0 | #76 | 2 | 4,057 | |
| JM | 0 | #78 | 10 | 3,714 | |
| PH | 0 | #79 | 18 | 5,607 | |
| BG | 0 | #82 | 1 | 1,799 | |
| QA | 0 | #100 | 7 | 7,011 | |
| TW | 0 | #101 | 3 | 4,523 | |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #104 | 48 | 3,773 |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| KW | 0 | #119 | 3 | 5,216 | |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #128 | 157 | 7,507 |
| GR | 0 | #134 | 2 | 3,911 | |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| Belgium | Girls | 2024 | #158 | 28 | 424 |
| CR | 0 | #161 | 5 | 5,526 | |
| AE | 0 | #164 | 14 | 10,220 | |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #165 | 3 | 3,171 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2014 | #178 | 4 | 1,576 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| UY | 0 | #181 | 2 | 2,477 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #187 | 4 | 4,850 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #198 | 212 | 13,098 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #205 | 20 | 7,146 |
| ZA | 0 | #205 | 251 | 14,421 | |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #225 | 1 | 3,308 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #233 | 19 | 7,056 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #247 | 3 | 6,293 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #248 | 4 | 6,592 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #253 | 24 | 8,139 |
| SG | 0 | #258 | 12 | 11,010 | |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #269 | 17 | 2,795 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #278 | 39 | 15,378 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #279 | 132 | 3,185 |
| IL | 0 | #281 | 2 | 6,291 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #289 | 5 | 6,876 |
| SA | 0 | #310 | 3 | 10,560 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #320 | 30 | 8,829 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #326 | 4 | 7,429 |
| NL | 0 | #331 | 61 | 2,481 | |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #335 | 3 | 6,973 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #335 | 5 | 7,570 |
| MY | 0 | #348 | 7 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #349 | 9 | 8,483 | |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #355 | 8 | 8,539 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #361 | 4 | 5,096 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #367 | 30 | 15,987 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #382 | 840 | 5,933 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #407 | 2 | 11,440 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #410 | 1,338 | 25,928 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #433 | 83 | 19,177 |
| MX | 0 | #443 | 3 | 8,339 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #451 | 103 | 20,968 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #466 | 6 | 7,952 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #481 | 106 | 18,916 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #488 | 11 | 11,913 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #506 | 27 | 11,342 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #511 | 13 | 10,981 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #512 | 7 | 9,861 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #528 | 13 | 11,671 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #534 | 8 | 7,500 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| BH | 0 | #541 | 13 | 17,937 | |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #544 | 2 | 8,334 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #555 | 61 | 16,104 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #607 | 11 | 11,648 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #629 | 2 | 8,289 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #646 | 6 | 9,488 |
| LB | 0 | #647 | 12 | 13,263 | |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #652 | 3 | 13,121 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #696 | 2 | 13,071 |
| IT | 0 | #699 | 16 | 4,183 | |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #718 | 21 | 3,895 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #735 | 182 | 8,487 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| SY | 0 | #764 | 4 | 11,684 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #774 | 13 | 15,093 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #787 | 52 | 4,949 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #809 | 127 | 25,931 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #834 | 18 | 14,098 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #907 | 88 | 24,821 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #927 | 17 | 14,861 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #957 | 27 | 5,561 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #990 | 3 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 3 | 14,742 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,067 | 12 | 16,140 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,145 | 39 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,168 | 11 | 25,619 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,194 | 6 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,233 | 2 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,250 | 5 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,317 | 130 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,686 | 6 | 28,008 |
Roxanne is popular in 73 countries — most recent births per country:
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