Dexter

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Dexter is a given name used predominantly for boys. There have been 36,404 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 36,186 as boys and 218 as girls. Dexter gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 2012 and has since declined in popularity.

Popularity Over Time

Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	364
2023	379
2022	383
2021	553
2020	502
2019	638
2018	612
2017	686
2016	701
2015	755
2014	788
2013	784
2012	842
2011	753
2010	593
2009	486
2008	329
2007	257
2006	209
2005	211
2004	226
2003	201
2002	205
2001	229
2000	223
1999	211
1998	296
1997	292
1996	307
1995	336
1994	356
1993	447
1992	451
1991	554
1990	612
1989	688
1988	648
1987	665
1986	594
1985	417
1984	336
1983	220
1982	226
1981	256
1980	269
1979	252
1978	278
1977	283
1976	280
1975	298
1974	366
1973	391
1972	489
1971	554
1970	704
1969	616
1968	768
1967	436
1966	437
1965	508
1964	429
1963	430
1962	454
1961	427
1960	434
1959	409
1958	470
1957	494
1956	401
1955	411
1954	326
1953	295
1952	270
1951	238
1950	194
1949	144
1948	152
1947	153
1946	155
1945	145
1944	143
1943	160
1942	140
1941	161
1940	109
1939	97
1938	101
1937	86
1936	67
1935	74
1934	76
1933	73
1932	90
1931	67
1930	89
1929	92
1928	92
1927	79
1926	96
1925	98
1924	65
1923	100
1922	114
1921	90
1920	97
1919	87
1918	82
1917	73
1916	74
1915	70
1914	43
1913	43
1912	29
1911	16
1910	12
1909	15
1908	9
1907	22
1906	11
1905	17
1903	6
1902	9
1901	9
1898	5
1897	6
1896	5
1895	8
1894	8
1893	12
1892	6
1891	8
1890	7
1889	7
1888	10
1887	9
1885	5
1884	11
1883	6
1882	11
1881	10
1880	6