Dexter
4 countries#692 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Dexter was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
36,800 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #692 · peaked in 2012 with 842 births
Most common in: Georgia, California, Texas, Florida, North Carolina
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
314 births recorded 1990–2025 · currently #647 · peaked in 2012 with 36 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
72 births recorded 2008–2020 · peaked in 2014 with 9 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
France
65 births recorded 1988–2022 · currently #4603 · peaked in 2010 with 7 births
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Dexter’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #917 | — |
| 2007 | #832 | ↑85 |
| 2008 | #708 | ↑124 |
| 2009 | #542 | ↑166 |
| 2010 | #452 | ↑90 |
| 2011 | #384 | ↑68 |
| 2012 | #361 | ↑23 |
| 2013 | #382 | ↓21 |
| 2014 | #396 | ↓14 |
| 2015 | #412 | ↓16 |
| 2016 | #438 | ↓26 |
| 2017 | #447 | ↓9 |
| 2018 | #475 | ↓28 |
| 2019 | #465 | ↑10 |
| 2020 | #558 | ↓93 |
| 2021 | #531 | ↑27 |
| 2022 | #692 | ↓161 |
| 2023 | #699 | ↓7 |
| 2024 | #722 | ↓23 |
| 2025 | #692 | ↑30 |
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