Roxana
Girl name · 8 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Roxana: 8 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 4 births in 2009.
The Persian name Roxana is derived from Roshanak, meaning “dawn” or “little star,” and came into Western use through the wife of Alexander the Great, a Bactrian princess who became queen of his vast empire. A later famous bearer is the spirited Roxane from Edmond Rostand’s play Cyrano de Bergerac, a name immortalised in literature and film. The same root gives modern Persian names like Roshan, and the city of Roxana in Illinois was named after the historical queen, though the connection is indirect. A popular English variant is Roxanne, famously featured in The Police’s 1978 hit song, giving the name a cool, melodic edge that has endured for generations.
Girl 2 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 20094 babies
- Latest (2016)
- #6754 babies
- Total births
- 8since 2009
- 5-year trend
- ≈ stablevs prior 5y