Given name
Oxana
“one who gives glory to God”
In English use, Oxana is a variant of Oksana. One Russian interpretation is “one who gives glory to God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Oxana is a variant of Oksana. One Russian interpretation is “one who gives glory to God.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Oxana is a variant of Oksana. An origin associated with Oksana is Russian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1999. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Oxana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 21
- 0 boys · 21 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,401 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Oxana’s family of names
In English usage, Oxana has a related form in Oksana. In English usage, Oxana has a related form in Oksana.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Oxana
- Oxana FedorovaRussian singer, model presenter and past Miss Universeborn 1977
- Oxana RakhmatulinaRussian basketball player (born 1976)
- Oxana SlivenkoRussian weightlifterborn 1986
- Oxana MalayaUkrainian woman internationally known for her dog-imitating behaviourborn 1983
- Oxana TsyhulevaUkrainian trampolinistborn 1973
- Oxana CorsoItalian Paralympic alpine skierborn 1995
- Oxana YablonskayaRussian pianistborn 1938
- Oxana Verevkaswimmerborn 1977
- Oxana SlesarenkoRussian wheelchair curlerborn 1970
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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