Dexter
Last seen for girls in 1988 at #11,798 · #692 for boys in 2025, 393 births
Given to boys 99.4% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1968 · 760 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 36,582since 1880
Dexter over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Dexter has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #692 | 393 | |
| 2024 | — | #722 | 364 | |
| 2023 | — | #699 | 380 | |
| 2022 | — | #692 | 383 | |
| 2021 | — | #531 | 554 | |
| 2020 | — | #558 | 503 | |
| 2019 | — | #465 | 638 | |
| 2018 | — | #475 | 613 | |
| 2017 | — | #447 | 686 | |
| 2016 | — | #438 | 703 | |
| 2015 | — | #412 | 755 | |
| 2014 | — | #396 | 788 | |
| 2013 | — | #382 | 784 | |
| 2012 | — | #361 | 842 | |
| 2011 | — | #384 | 753 | |
| 2010 | — | #452 | 593 | |
| 2009 | — | #542 | 486 | |
| 2008 | — | #708 | 329 | |
| 2007 | — | #832 | 257 | |
| 2006 | — | #917 | 209 | |
| 2005 | — | #870 | 211 | |
| 2004 | — | #798 | 226 | |
| 2003 | — | #857 | 201 | |
| 2002 | — | #819 | 205 | |
| 2001 | — | #752 | 229 | |
| 2000 | — | #755 | 223 | |
| 1999 | — | #757 | 211 | |
| 1998 | — | #617 | 296 | |
| 1997 | — | #605 | 292 | |
| 1996 | — | #586 | 307 | |
| 1995 | — | #554 | 336 | |
| 1994 | — | #546 | 356 | |
| 1993 | — | #470 | 447 | |
| 1992 | — | #476 | 451 | |
| 1991 | — | #411 | 554 | |
| 1990 | — | #377 | 612 | |
| 1989 | — | #336 | 688 | |
| 1988 | #11,798 | 5 | #334 | 643 |
| 1987 | — | #317 | 665 | |
| 1986 | #8,523 | 7 | #334 | 587 |
| 1985 | #9,307 | 6 | #424 | 410 |
| 1984 | — | #459 | 336 | |
| 1983 | — | #569 | 220 | |
| 1982 | #10,517 | 5 | #577 | 221 |
| 1981 | — | #527 | 255 | |
| 1980 | #9,095 | 6 | #530 | 263 |
| 1979 | — | #533 | 252 | |
| 1978 | — | #486 | 278 | |
| 1977 | #9,652 | 5 | #488 | 278 |
| 1976 | #9,284 | 5 | #477 | 275 |
| 1975 | — | #466 | 298 | |
| 1974 | — | #408 | 366 | |
| 1973 | — | #391 | 391 | |
| 1972 | #8,292 | 5 | #352 | 484 |
| 1971 | #8,324 | 5 | #333 | 549 |
| 1970 | #7,070 | 6 | #295 | 698 |
| 1969 | #4,723 | 10 | #309 | 606 |
| 1968 | #5,147 | 8 | #262 | 760 |
| 1967 | — | #361 | 436 | |
| 1966 | #4,866 | 8 | #362 | 430 |
| 1965 | — | #336 | 507 | |
| 1964 | — | #384 | 428 | |
| 1963 | #5,891 | 6 | #385 | 425 |
| 1962 | — | #378 | 454 | |
| 1961 | #6,567 | 5 | #388 | 422 |
| 1960 | — | #379 | 434 | |
| 1959 | #5,566 | 6 | #396 | 403 |
| 1958 | #5,408 | 6 | #355 | 464 |
| 1957 | #4,918 | 7 | #342 | 487 |
| 1956 | — | #370 | 401 | |
| 1955 | — | #356 | 411 | |
| 1954 | — | #396 | 326 | |
| 1953 | #5,673 | 5 | #414 | 290 |
| 1952 | — | #422 | 270 | |
| 1951 | — | #438 | 238 | |
| 1950 | — | #481 | 193 | |
| 1949 | — | #563 | 144 | |
| 1948 | — | #538 | 152 | |
| 1947 | — | #543 | 153 | |
| 1946 | — | #516 | 155 | |
| 1945 | #4,025 | 6 | #507 | 139 |
| 1944 | — | #508 | 143 | |
| 1943 | — | #487 | 160 | |
| 1942 | — | #519 | 140 | |
| 1941 | — | #466 | 161 | |
| 1940 | — | #568 | 109 | |
| 1939 | — | #581 | 97 | |
| 1938 | — | #583 | 101 | |
| 1937 | — | #631 | 86 | |
| 1936 | — | #736 | 67 | |
| 1935 | — | #702 | 74 | |
| 1934 | — | #697 | 76 | |
| 1933 | — | #703 | 73 | |
| 1932 | — | #626 | 90 | |
| 1931 | — | #756 | 67 | |
| 1930 | — | #654 | 89 | |
| 1929 | — | #639 | 92 | |
| 1928 | — | #652 | 92 | |
| 1927 | — | #733 | 79 | |
| 1926 | — | #642 | 96 | |
| 1925 | #4,028 | 7 | #669 | 91 |
| 1924 | #2,514 | 14 | #984 | 51 |
| 1923 | #2,264 | 16 | #706 | 84 |
| 1922 | #2,958 | 11 | #637 | 103 |
| 1921 | #3,164 | 10 | #737 | 80 |
| 1920 | #3,340 | 9 | #680 | 88 |
| 1919 | — | #663 | 87 | |
| 1918 | #4,291 | 6 | #733 | 76 |
| 1917 | #3,713 | 7 | #773 | 66 |
| 1916 | #4,417 | 5 | #724 | 69 |
| 1915 | — | #698 | 70 | |
| 1914 | — | #802 | 43 | |
| 1913 | — | #696 | 43 | |
| 1912 | — | #816 | 29 | |
| 1911 | — | #824 | 16 | |
| 1910 | — | #928 | 12 | |
| 1909 | — | #714 | 15 | |
| 1908 | — | #946 | 9 | |
| 1907 | #1,821 | 6 | #634 | 16 |
| 1906 | — | #752 | 11 | |
| 1905 | #1,931 | 5 | #699 | 12 |
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | #1,009 | 6 | |
| 1902 | — | #794 | 9 | |
| 1901 | — | #727 | 9 | |
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | #1,121 | 5 | |
| 1897 | — | #942 | 6 | |
| 1896 | — | #1,101 | 5 | |
| 1895 | — | #795 | 8 | |
| 1894 | — | #787 | 8 | |
| 1893 | — | #572 | 12 | |
| 1892 | — | #956 | 6 | |
| 1891 | — | #700 | 8 | |
| 1890 | — | #814 | 7 | |
| 1889 | — | #789 | 7 | |
| 1888 | — | #648 | 10 | |
| 1887 | — | #631 | 9 | |
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | #936 | 5 | |
| 1884 | — | #570 | 11 | |
| 1883 | — | #799 | 6 | |
| 1882 | — | #576 | 11 | |
| 1881 | — | #563 | 10 | |
| 1880 | — | #809 | 6 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Dexter was already there! It came in at #809, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1885–1886, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Dexter is popular in 1979
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Mississippi#161 · 1 in 901
- Georgia#169 · 1 in 958
- Alabama#246 · 1 in 1,799
- South Carolina#312 · 1 in 2,340
- Tennessee#315 · 1 in 2,987
Best ever in a state: #60 in Georgia, 1968.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #161 | 21 | 1 in 901 |
| Georgia | #169 | 41 | 1 in 958 |
| Alabama | #246 | 15 | 1 in 1,799 |
| South Carolina | #312 | 9 | 1 in 2,340 |
| Tennessee | #315 | 11 | 1 in 2,987 |
| Louisiana | #343 | 15 | 1 in 2,326 |
| North Carolina | #354 | 11 | 1 in 3,415 |
| Virginia | #354 | 9 | 1 in 3,697 |
| Florida | #399 | 15 | 1 in 3,649 |
| Illinois | #458 | 16 | 1 in 5,234 |
| Ohio | #500 | 9 | 1 in 8,932 |
| New Jersey | #569 | 5 | 1 in 8,488 |
| Texas | #624 | 16 | 1 in 7,707 |
| New York | #663 | 11 | 1 in 10,092 |
| Michigan | #688 | 5 | 1 in 13,406 |
| California | #940 | 10 | 1 in 17,973 |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 30 spots since 2024 (#722 → #692)
- 134 spots since 2020 (#558 → #692)
- 280 spots since 2015 (#412 → #692)
- Biggest jump: 384 spots in 1893 (#956 → #572)
- Biggest drop: 366 spots in 1885 (#570 → #936)
Rise & fade · boys
88 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1968 at #262 (760 births)
- Births halved by 1974, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 139 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 139 yrs · run 1905–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,253
- Highest: 1 in 2,253 boys born in 2012 were named Dexter (0.04%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,346 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
- Its best rank, #262 in 1968, was only 1 in 2,287 (0.04%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 19.6% of all boys named Dexter (7,155) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 75 | #563 (1881) | #702 |
| 1890s | 65 | #572 (1893) | #865 |
| 1900s | 87 | #634 (1907) | #784 |
| 1910s | 511 | #663 (1919) | #766 |
| 1920s | 856 | #637 (1922) | #708 |
| 1930s | 820 | #581 (1939) | #667 |
| 1940s | 1,456 | #466 (1941) | #522 |
| 1950s | 3,483 | #342 (1957) | #397 |
| 1960s | 4,902 | #262 (1968) | #354 |
| 1970s | 3,869 | #295 (1970) | #423 |
| 1980s | 4,288 | #317 (1987) | #441 |
| 1990s | 3,862 | #377 (1990) | #540 |
| 2000s | 2,576 | #542 (2009) | #785 |
| 2010s | 7,155 | #361 (2012) | #421 |
| 2020s | 2,577 | #531 (2021) | #649 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Dexter in 1979
boys
#533
252 births · 1 in 6,831 boys
Top boys' names in 1979
More about 1979
boys
1,721,536 boys got a published name in 1979; 1 in 6,831 of them was named Dexter, which outranked 92.5% of the 7,071 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).