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Girl name

Roxan

100% girls · last recorded 2009

Roxan has been given to about 430 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1954, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 390
Median age today60 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Roxan per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1954 · 23
  • Born in 20250
  • All time430

How popular is Roxan?

Its best year was 1954, when 23 babies were given the name, ranking 2285th. The typical living American called Roxan is about 60 years old today.

Names that sound like Roxan

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Roxann0.91
  2. Rowan0.78
  3. Roxana0.74
  4. Roxane0.74
  5. Roxanne0.71
  6. Roxanna0.71
  7. Joan0.65
  8. Rosa0.64

Middle names for Roxan

Ranked by flow score
  1. Roxan Eve0.80
  2. Roxan Elizabeth0.78
  3. Roxan Josephine0.78
  4. Roxan Anne0.78
  5. Roxan Louise0.77
  6. Roxan June0.76

Sibling names for Roxan

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Laurelsister · 0.65
  2. Gwensister · 0.63
  3. Margosister · 0.62
  4. Stevenbrother · 0.60
  5. Jaybrother · 0.60
  6. Gregorybrother · 0.59

Where Roxan is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Roxan Anderson0.74
    2. Roxan White0.72
    3. Roxan Moore0.72
    4. Roxan Lee0.72
    5. Roxan Hill0.72
    6. Roxan Green0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Roxan

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.