Given name
Roxey
“born with the morning's first light”
Roxey is a variant of Roxanne. One Persian interpretation is “born with the morning's first light.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Roxey is a variant of Roxanne. One Persian interpretation is “born with the morning's first light.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Roxey is a variant of Roxanne. An origin associated with Roxanne is Persian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1891. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Roxey through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 44
- 0 boys · 44 girls
- Most popular year
- 1954
- 7 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 1960. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 7 in 1954. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 137 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Roxey
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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