Dexter

Given to 36,800 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −33% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

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recorded as girls

#692

recorded as boys

30 since 2024

Babies in 2025

393

boys 393

Peak year

2012

842 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

36,800

since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

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Dexter was most popular in 2012, when 842 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.44 per 1,000). In 2025, 393 babies were named Dexter, ranking #692 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 33%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	393	692
2024	<5	—	364	722
2023	<5	—	380	699
2022	<5	—	383	692
2021	<5	—	554	531
2020	<5	—	503	558
2019	<5	—	638	465
2018	<5	—	613	475
2017	<5	—	686	447
2016	<5	—	703	438
2015	<5	—	755	412
2014	<5	—	788	396
2013	<5	—	784	382
2012	<5	—	842	361
2011	<5	—	753	384
2010	<5	—	593	452
2009	<5	—	486	542
2008	<5	—	329	708
2007	<5	—	257	832
2006	<5	—	209	917
2005	<5	—	211	870
2004	<5	—	226	798
2003	<5	—	201	857
2002	<5	—	205	819
2001	<5	—	229	752
2000	<5	—	223	755
1999	<5	—	211	757
1998	<5	—	296	617
1997	<5	—	292	605
1996	<5	—	307	586
1995	<5	—	336	554
1994	<5	—	356	546
1993	<5	—	447	470
1992	<5	—	451	476
1991	<5	—	554	411
1990	<5	—	612	377
1989	<5	—	688	336
1988	5	11798	643	334
1987	<5	—	665	317
1986	7	8523	587	334
1985	6	9307	410	424
1984	<5	—	336	459
1983	<5	—	220	569
1982	5	10517	221	577
1981	<5	—	255	527
1980	6	9095	263	530
1979	<5	—	252	533
1978	<5	—	278	486
1977	5	9652	278	488
1976	5	9284	275	477
1975	<5	—	298	466
1974	<5	—	366	408
1973	<5	—	391	391
1972	5	8292	484	352
1971	5	8324	549	333
1970	6	7070	698	295
1969	10	4723	606	309
1968	8	5147	760	262
1967	<5	—	436	361
1966	8	4866	430	362
1965	<5	—	507	336
1964	<5	—	428	384
1963	6	5891	425	385
1962	<5	—	454	378
1961	5	6567	422	388
1960	<5	—	434	379
1959	6	5566	403	396
1958	6	5408	464	355
1957	7	4918	487	342
1956	<5	—	401	370
1955	<5	—	411	356
1954	<5	—	326	396
1953	5	5673	290	414
1952	<5	—	270	422
1951	<5	—	238	438
1950	<5	—	193	481
1949	<5	—	144	563
1948	<5	—	152	538
1947	<5	—	153	543
1946	<5	—	155	516
1945	6	4025	139	507
1944	<5	—	143	508
1943	<5	—	160	487
1942	<5	—	140	519
1941	<5	—	161	466
1940	<5	—	109	568
1939	<5	—	97	581
1938	<5	—	101	583
1937	<5	—	86	631
1936	<5	—	67	736
1935	<5	—	74	702
1934	<5	—	76	697
1933	<5	—	73	703
1932	<5	—	90	626
1931	<5	—	67	756
1930	<5	—	89	654
1929	<5	—	92	639
1928	<5	—	92	652
1927	<5	—	79	733
1926	<5	—	96	642
1925	7	4028	91	669
1924	14	2514	51	984
1923	16	2264	84	706
1922	11	2958	103	637
1921	10	3164	80	737
1920	9	3340	88	680
1919	<5	—	87	663
1918	6	4291	76	733
1917	7	3713	66	773
1916	5	4417	69	724
1915	<5	—	70	698
1914	<5	—	43	802
1913	<5	—	43	696
1912	<5	—	29	816
1911	<5	—	16	824
1910	<5	—	12	928
1909	<5	—	15	714
1908	<5	—	9	946
1907	6	1821	16	634
1906	<5	—	11	752
1905	5	1931	12	699
1904	<5	—	<5	—
1903	<5	—	6	1009
1902	<5	—	9	794
1901	<5	—	9	727
1900	<5	—	<5	—
1899	<5	—	<5	—
1898	<5	—	5	1121
1897	<5	—	6	942
1896	<5	—	5	1101
1895	<5	—	8	795
1894	<5	—	8	787
1893	<5	—	12	572
1892	<5	—	6	956
1891	<5	—	8	700
1890	<5	—	7	814
1889	<5	—	7	789
1888	<5	—	10	648
1887	<5	—	9	631
1886	<5	—	<5	—
1885	<5	—	5	936
1884	<5	—	11	570
1883	<5	—	6	799
1882	<5	—	11	576
1881	<5	—	10	563
1880	<5	—	6	809