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

Popularity by State (2024)

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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