Data through 2025

Dexter name popularity in the United States

Dexter ranked #692 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 393 boys named Dexter.

Rank#692

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded393

SSA

Peak year2012

842 recorded

Five-year change-21.9%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Dexter for boys and girls

Girls

5

Share unavailable · data from 1905 to 1988

Boys

393

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025

Dexter in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys393#692
2024boys364#722
2023boys380#699
2022boys383#692
2021boys554#531
2020boys503#558
2019boys638#465
2018boys613#475
2017boys686#447
2016boys703#438
2015boys755#412
2014boys788#396
Show full history (173 rows)
YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys393#692
2024boys364#722
2023boys380#699
2022boys383#692
2021boys554#531
2020boys503#558
2019boys638#465
2018boys613#475
2017boys686#447
2016boys703#438
2015boys755#412
2014boys788#396
2013boys784#382
2012boys842#361
2011boys753#384
2010boys593#452
2009boys486#542
2008boys329#708
2007boys257#832
2006boys209#917
2005boys211#870
2004boys226#798
2003boys201#857
2002boys205#819
2001boys229#752
2000boys223#755
1999boys211#757
1998boys296#617
1997boys292#605
1996boys307#586
1995boys336#554
1994boys356#546
1993boys447#470
1992boys451#476
1991boys554#411
1990boys612#377
1989boys688#336
1988boys643#334
1988girls5#11798
1987boys665#317
1986boys587#334
1986girls7#8523
1985boys410#424
1985girls6#9307
1984boys336#459
1983boys220#569
1982boys221#577
1982girls5#10517
1981boys255#527
1980boys263#530
1980girls6#9095
1979boys252#533
1978boys278#486
1977boys278#488
1977girls5#9652
1976boys275#477
1976girls5#9284
1975boys298#466
1974boys366#408
1973boys391#391
1972boys484#352
1972girls5#8292
1971boys549#333
1971girls5#8324
1970boys698#295
1970girls6#7070
1969boys606#309
1969girls10#4723
1968boys760#262
1968girls8#5147
1967boys436#361
1966boys430#362
1966girls8#4866
1965boys507#336
1964boys428#384
1963boys425#385
1963girls6#5891
1962boys454#378
1961boys422#388
1961girls5#6567
1960boys434#379
1959boys403#396
1959girls6#5566
1958boys464#355
1958girls6#5408
1957boys487#342
1957girls7#4918
1956boys401#370
1955boys411#356
1954boys326#396
1953boys290#414
1953girls5#5673
1952boys270#422
1951boys238#438
1950boys193#481
1949boys144#563
1948boys152#538
1947boys153#543
1946boys155#516
1945boys139#507
1945girls6#4025
1944boys143#508
1943boys160#487
1942boys140#519
1941boys161#466
1940boys109#568
1939boys97#581
1938boys101#583
1937boys86#631
1936boys67#736
1935boys74#702
1934boys76#697
1933boys73#703
1932boys90#626
1931boys67#756
1930boys89#654
1929boys92#639
1928boys92#652
1927boys79#733
1926boys96#642
1925boys91#669
1925girls7#4028
1924boys51#984
1924girls14#2514
1923boys84#706
1923girls16#2264
1922boys103#637
1922girls11#2958
1921boys80#737
1921girls10#3164
1920boys88#680
1920girls9#3340
1919boys87#663
1918boys76#733
1918girls6#4291
1917boys66#773
1917girls7#3713
1916boys69#724
1916girls5#4417
1915boys70#698
1914boys43#802
1913boys43#696
1912boys29#816
1911boys16#824
1910boys12#928
1909boys15#714
1908boys9#946
1907boys16#634
1907girls6#1821
1906boys11#752
1905boys12#699
1905girls5#1931
1903boys6#1009
1902boys9#794
1901boys9#727
1898boys5#1121
1897boys6#942
1896boys5#1101
1895boys8#795
1894boys8#787
1893boys12#572
1892boys6#956
1891boys8#700
1890boys7#814
1889boys7#789
1888boys10#648
1887boys9#631
1885boys5#936
1884boys11#570
1883boys6#799
1882boys11#576
1881boys10#563
1880boys6#809

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Dexter’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-47.9%
Change since peak-53.3%