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Why parents love Roxanne- Roxana was Alexander the Great's wife — Persia's most beautiful.
- The Police's Roxanne is one of rock's most iconic songs.
- Cyrano's Roxane is literature's most unattainable beloved.
- Three syllables with a bold, Persian sound: rok-SAN.
- The meaning dawn/bright is luminously powerful.
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The vibe of Roxanne
dawnbrightPersianRoshanakAlexanderPoliceStingCyranounattainableluminous
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Origin & history of Roxanne
Persian Roshanak (dawn/luminous)
→ Greek Roxana
→ French Roxanne
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English / French / Persian roots
Roxanne comes from the Persian Roshanak meaning dawn or luminous. Roxana was Alexander the Great's wife. The Police's Roxanne is one of rock's most iconic songs. Cyrano's Roxane is the most unattainable beloved.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Roxana (c. 340–310 BC); The Police (1978).
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Today
Roxanne remains a beloved choice, ranking #1258 in the US. 59,414 babies have been named Roxanne since 1906.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, Oxford Dictionary of First Names, SSA data
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How popular is Roxanne?
1954
peak year
The name Roxanne reached its peak in 1954, with 2,232 registrations (ranked #158). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1906, roughly 48 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #1258) today, averaging about 188 new babies per year. Roxanne's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 59,414 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
2,232
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #158)
(ranked #158)
188
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
1,880
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
59,414
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Roxanne1
Life path number
The Leader
Leadership, independence and pioneering spirit.
Roxanne's Life Path 1 is the leader's number — dawn-level leadership. People named Roxanne tend to be luminous, bold, and gifted at being the dawn Alexander the Great married.
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Dawn Alexander married✦
Sting's-plea◈
Cyrano's-beloved◎
Persian-luminous♡
Bold rock-iconicR9
O6
X6
A1
N5
N5
E5
Sum: 37 → Life path 1
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Personality of Roxanne🌟
Independent & bold
These individuals chart their own course. They lead, they don't follow.
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Ambitious drive
Quiet determination sits behind everything they do.
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Original ideas
Their minds work differently — seeing angles others walk past.
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Natural authority
Without trying, they earn respect.
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