Dexter
Boy name
Dexter meaning
right (handed)
Dexter at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #719 in 2024
Dexter popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #809 | 6 |
| 1890 | #814 | 7 |
| 1910 | #928 | 12 |
| 1920 | #680 | 88 |
| 1930 | #654 | 89 |
| 1940 | #568 | 109 |
| 1950 | #477 | 194 |
| 1960 | #379 | 434 |
| 1968 | #262 | 760 |
| 1970 | #295 | 698 |
| 1980 | #530 | 263 |
| 1990 | #377 | 612 |
| 2000 | #755 | 223 |
| 2010 | #451 | 593 |
| 2020 | #558 | 502 |
| 2024 | #719 | 364 |
All 141 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #809 | 6 |
| 1881 | #563 | 10 |
| 1882 | #576 | 11 |
| 1883 | #799 | 6 |
| 1884 | #570 | 11 |
| 1885 | #936 | 5 |
| 1887 | #631 | 9 |
| 1888 | #648 | 10 |
| 1889 | #789 | 7 |
| 1890 | #814 | 7 |
| 1891 | #700 | 8 |
| 1892 | #956 | 6 |
| 1893 | #572 | 12 |
| 1894 | #787 | 8 |
| 1895 | #795 | 8 |
| 1896 | #1,101 | 5 |
| 1897 | #942 | 6 |
| 1898 | #1,121 | 5 |
| 1901 | #727 | 9 |
| 1902 | #794 | 9 |
| 1903 | #1,009 | 6 |
| 1905 | #699 | 12 |
| 1906 | #752 | 11 |
| 1907 | #634 | 16 |
| 1908 | #946 | 9 |
| 1909 | #714 | 15 |
| 1910 | #928 | 12 |
| 1911 | #824 | 16 |
| 1912 | #816 | 29 |
| 1913 | #696 | 43 |
| 1914 | #802 | 43 |
| 1915 | #698 | 70 |
| 1916 | #724 | 69 |
| 1917 | #773 | 66 |
| 1918 | #733 | 76 |
| 1919 | #663 | 87 |
| 1920 | #680 | 88 |
| 1921 | #737 | 80 |
| 1922 | #637 | 103 |
| 1923 | #706 | 84 |
| 1924 | #984 | 51 |
| 1925 | #669 | 91 |
| 1926 | #642 | 96 |
| 1927 | #732 | 79 |
| 1928 | #652 | 92 |
| 1929 | #639 | 92 |
| 1930 | #654 | 89 |
| 1931 | #756 | 67 |
| 1932 | #626 | 90 |
| 1933 | #703 | 73 |
| 1934 | #696 | 76 |
| 1935 | #702 | 74 |
| 1936 | #736 | 67 |
| 1937 | #630 | 86 |
| 1938 | #583 | 101 |
| 1939 | #581 | 97 |
| 1940 | #568 | 109 |
| 1941 | #466 | 161 |
| 1942 | #519 | 140 |
| 1943 | #487 | 160 |
| 1944 | #508 | 143 |
| 1945 | #507 | 139 |
| 1946 | #516 | 155 |
| 1947 | #543 | 153 |
| 1948 | #538 | 152 |
| 1949 | #563 | 144 |
| 1950 | #477 | 194 |
| 1951 | #438 | 238 |
| 1952 | #422 | 270 |
| 1953 | #414 | 290 |
| 1954 | #396 | 326 |
| 1955 | #356 | 411 |
| 1956 | #370 | 401 |
| 1957 | #342 | 487 |
| 1958 | #355 | 464 |
| 1959 | #396 | 403 |
| 1960 | #379 | 434 |
| 1961 | #388 | 422 |
| 1962 | #378 | 454 |
| 1963 | #385 | 424 |
| 1964 | #383 | 429 |
| 1965 | #336 | 508 |
| 1966 | #363 | 429 |
| 1967 | #361 | 436 |
| 1968 | #262 | 760 |
| 1969 | #309 | 606 |
| 1970 | #295 | 698 |
| 1971 | #334 | 549 |
| 1972 | #352 | 484 |
| 1973 | #391 | 391 |
| 1974 | #408 | 366 |
| 1975 | #466 | 298 |
| 1976 | #477 | 275 |
| 1977 | #488 | 278 |
| 1978 | #486 | 278 |
| 1979 | #533 | 252 |
| 1980 | #530 | 263 |
| 1981 | #526 | 256 |
| 1982 | #577 | 221 |
| 1983 | #569 | 220 |
| 1984 | #459 | 336 |
| 1985 | #423 | 411 |
| 1986 | #334 | 587 |
| 1987 | #317 | 665 |
| 1988 | #334 | 643 |
| 1989 | #336 | 688 |
| 1990 | #377 | 612 |
| 1991 | #411 | 554 |
| 1992 | #476 | 451 |
| 1993 | #470 | 447 |
| 1994 | #546 | 356 |
| 1995 | #554 | 336 |
| 1996 | #586 | 307 |
| 1997 | #605 | 292 |
| 1998 | #617 | 296 |
| 1999 | #757 | 211 |
| 2000 | #755 | 223 |
| 2001 | #752 | 229 |
| 2002 | #819 | 205 |
| 2003 | #857 | 201 |
| 2004 | #798 | 226 |
| 2005 | #870 | 211 |
| 2006 | #917 | 209 |
| 2007 | #832 | 257 |
| 2008 | #708 | 329 |
| 2009 | #542 | 486 |
| 2010 | #451 | 593 |
| 2011 | #384 | 753 |
| 2012 | #361 | 842 |
| 2013 | #382 | 784 |
| 2014 | #396 | 788 |
| 2015 | #412 | 755 |
| 2016 | #441 | 701 |
| 2017 | #447 | 686 |
| 2018 | #474 | 612 |
| 2019 | #465 | 638 |
| 2020 | #558 | 502 |
| 2021 | #531 | 553 |
| 2022 | #692 | 383 |
| 2023 | #700 | 379 |
| 2024 | #719 | 364 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Dexter” (revision 93016600), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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