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Roxana

“Bright, luminous” — Old Persian/Bactrian, via Ancient Greek origin

Girl's name · #2354 in the US (2025) · 90s

Roxana has appeared in US records since 1882 — best rank #616 (1987) · 11,994 babies named Roxana all-time · 1 in 20,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 8,900 girls in Austria (2025) · about 1 in 17,000 girls in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Roxanas

• Roxana — Bactrian princess and wife of Alexander the Great
• Roxana Saberi — American journalist
• Roxana Mînzatu — Romanian politician
• Roxana Cogianu — Romanian rower
• Roxana Scarlat — Romanian fencer

In stories & tradition

• Roxana Berescu — Roxanne

What Roxanas become

Among 214 notable people named Roxana:

Medical professionals appear 1.81× more often than among typical names — e.g. Roxana Mehran, Iranian cardiologist.

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