Dexter
#596 most common boys' name of all time · #1,326 across all names · 99% male / 1% female · used 1880–2025
Rank among boys
#596
Rank overall
#1,326 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
142 of 146
All-time
36,800
Since 2016
5,217
Peak year
2012 #361
Best rank
#262 1968
Girls
Boys
peak 842/yr
Dexter is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 393 | 393 | #692 |
| 2024 | — | 364 | 364 | #722 |
| 2023 | — | 380 | 380 | #699 |
| 2022 | — | 383 | 383 | #693 |
| 2021 | — | 554 | 554 | #531 |
| 2020 | — | 503 | 503 | #558 |
| 2019 | — | 638 | 638 | #466 |
| 2018 | — | 613 | 613 | #475 |
| 2017 | — | 686 | 686 | #447 |
| 2016 | — | 703 | 703 | #438 |
| 2015 | — | 755 | 755 | #412 |
| 2014 | — | 788 | 788 | #396 |
| 2013 | — | 784 | 784 | #382 |
| 2012 | — | 842 | 842 | #361 |
| 2011 | — | 753 | 753 | #384 |
| 2010 | — | 593 | 593 | #452 |
| 2009 | — | 486 | 486 | #543 |
| 2008 | — | 329 | 329 | #709 |
| 2007 | — | 257 | 257 | #832 |
| 2006 | — | 209 | 209 | #917 |
| 2005 | — | 211 | 211 | #870 |
| 2004 | — | 226 | 226 | #800 |
| 2003 | — | 201 | 201 | #857 |
| 2002 | — | 205 | 205 | #819 |
| 2001 | — | 229 | 229 | #753 |
| 2000 | — | 223 | 223 | #755 |
| 1999 | — | 211 | 211 | #757 |
| 1998 | — | 296 | 296 | #619 |
| 1997 | — | 292 | 292 | #605 |
| 1996 | — | 307 | 307 | #586 |
| 1995 | — | 336 | 336 | #554 |
| 1994 | — | 356 | 356 | #547 |
| 1993 | — | 447 | 447 | #471 |
| 1992 | — | 451 | 451 | #476 |
| 1991 | — | 554 | 554 | #411 |
| 1990 | — | 612 | 612 | #377 |
| 1989 | — | 688 | 688 | #336 |
| 1988 | 5 | 643 | 648 | #334 |
| 1987 | — | 665 | 665 | #317 |
| 1986 | 7 | 587 | 594 | #334 |
| 1985 | 6 | 410 | 416 | #424 |
| 1984 | — | 336 | 336 | #459 |
| 1983 | — | 220 | 220 | #570 |
| 1982 | 5 | 221 | 226 | #577 |
| 1981 | — | 255 | 255 | #527 |
| 1980 | 6 | 263 | 269 | #530 |
| 1979 | — | 252 | 252 | #533 |
| 1978 | — | 278 | 278 | #487 |
| 1977 | 5 | 278 | 283 | #488 |
| 1976 | 5 | 275 | 280 | #477 |
| 1975 | — | 298 | 298 | #467 |
| 1974 | — | 366 | 366 | #409 |
| 1973 | — | 391 | 391 | #391 |
| 1972 | 5 | 484 | 489 | #352 |
| 1971 | 5 | 549 | 554 | #334 |
| 1970 | 6 | 698 | 704 | #295 |
| 1969 | 10 | 606 | 616 | #309 |
| 1968 | 8 | 760 | 768 | #262 |
| 1967 | — | 436 | 436 | #361 |
| 1966 | 8 | 430 | 438 | #363 |
| 1965 | — | 507 | 507 | #336 |
| 1964 | — | 428 | 428 | #384 |
| 1963 | 6 | 425 | 431 | #385 |
| 1962 | — | 454 | 454 | #378 |
| 1961 | 5 | 422 | 427 | #388 |
| 1960 | — | 434 | 434 | #379 |
| 1959 | 6 | 403 | 409 | #396 |
| 1958 | 6 | 464 | 470 | #355 |
| 1957 | 7 | 487 | 494 | #342 |
| 1956 | — | 401 | 401 | #370 |
| 1955 | — | 411 | 411 | #356 |
| 1954 | — | 326 | 326 | #396 |
| 1953 | 5 | 290 | 295 | #414 |
| 1952 | — | 270 | 270 | #422 |
| 1951 | — | 238 | 238 | #439 |
| 1950 | — | 193 | 193 | #482 |
| 1949 | — | 144 | 144 | #563 |
| 1948 | — | 152 | 152 | #538 |
| 1947 | — | 153 | 153 | #544 |
| 1946 | — | 155 | 155 | #518 |
| 1945 | 6 | 139 | 145 | #508 |
| 1944 | — | 143 | 143 | #508 |
| 1943 | — | 160 | 160 | #488 |
| 1942 | — | 140 | 140 | #519 |
| 1941 | — | 161 | 161 | #467 |
| 1940 | — | 109 | 109 | #571 |
| 1939 | — | 97 | 97 | #583 |
| 1938 | — | 101 | 101 | #583 |
| 1937 | — | 86 | 86 | #635 |
| 1936 | — | 67 | 67 | #739 |
| 1935 | — | 74 | 74 | #705 |
| 1934 | — | 76 | 76 | #701 |
| 1933 | — | 73 | 73 | #706 |
| 1932 | — | 90 | 90 | #629 |
| 1931 | — | 67 | 67 | #760 |
| 1930 | — | 89 | 89 | #656 |
| 1929 | — | 92 | 92 | #641 |
| 1928 | — | 92 | 92 | #656 |
| 1927 | — | 79 | 79 | #739 |
| 1926 | — | 96 | 96 | #645 |
| 1925 | 7 | 91 | 98 | #669 |
| 1924 | 14 | 51 | 65 | #985 |
| 1923 | 16 | 84 | 100 | #707 |
| 1922 | 11 | 103 | 114 | #638 |
| 1921 | 10 | 80 | 90 | #740 |
| 1920 | 9 | 88 | 97 | #682 |
| 1919 | — | 87 | 87 | #666 |
| 1918 | 6 | 76 | 82 | #741 |
| 1917 | 7 | 66 | 73 | #776 |
| 1916 | 5 | 69 | 74 | #728 |
| 1915 | — | 70 | 70 | #702 |
| 1914 | — | 43 | 43 | #808 |
| 1913 | — | 43 | 43 | #705 |
| 1912 | — | 29 | 29 | #824 |
| 1911 | — | 16 | 16 | #838 |
| 1910 | — | 12 | 12 | #948 |
| 1909 | — | 15 | 15 | #734 |
| 1908 | — | 9 | 9 | #968 |
| 1907 | 6 | 16 | 22 | #651 |
| 1906 | — | 11 | 11 | #778 |
| 1905 | 5 | 12 | 17 | #722 |
| 1903 | — | 6 | 6 | #1,053 |
| 1902 | — | 9 | 9 | #828 |
| 1901 | — | 9 | 9 | #753 |
| 1898 | — | 5 | 5 | #1,169 |
| 1897 | — | 6 | 6 | #988 |
| 1896 | — | 5 | 5 | #1,148 |
| 1895 | — | 8 | 8 | #827 |
| 1894 | — | 8 | 8 | #825 |
| 1893 | — | 12 | 12 | #606 |
| 1892 | — | 6 | 6 | #994 |
| 1891 | — | 8 | 8 | #740 |
| 1890 | — | 7 | 7 | #845 |
| 1889 | — | 7 | 7 | #831 |
| 1888 | — | 10 | 10 | #682 |
| 1887 | — | 9 | 9 | #663 |
| 1885 | — | 5 | 5 | #987 |
| 1884 | — | 11 | 11 | #606 |
| 1883 | — | 6 | 6 | #839 |
| 1882 | — | 11 | 11 | #605 |
| 1881 | — | 10 | 10 | #588 |
| 1880 | — | 6 | 6 | #856 |