Is Dexter a boy or girl name?
Dexter is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 364 boys were named Dexter, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.6% of the 36,404 US babies named Dexter were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #720
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Dexter since 1880
- 36,404
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 842 babies
Boys and girls named Dexter, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 75 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 65 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 87 | 11 | 11.2% |
| 1910s | 511 | 18 | 3.4% |
| 1920s | 856 | 67 | 7.3% |
| 1930s | 820 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 1,456 | 6 | 0.4% |
| 1950s | 3,484 | 24 | 0.7% |
| 1960s | 4,902 | 37 | 0.7% |
| 1970s | 3,869 | 26 | 0.7% |
| 1980s | 4,290 | 29 | 0.7% |
| 1990s | 3,862 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 2,576 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 7,152 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 2,181 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 364 | #720 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 379 | #701 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 383 | #692 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 553 | #531 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 502 | #558 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 638 | #465 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 612 | #476 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 686 | #447 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 701 | #441 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 755 | #412 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 788 | #396 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 784 | #382 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 842 | #361 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 753 | #384 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 593 | #451 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 486 | #542 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 329 | #710 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 257 | #832 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 209 | #917 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 211 | #870 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 226 | #799 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 201 | #857 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 205 | #822 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 229 | #753 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 223 | #755 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 211 | #758 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 296 | #618 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 292 | #607 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 307 | #586 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 336 | #554 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 356 | #547 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 447 | #470 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 451 | #476 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 554 | #411 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 612 | #377 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 688 | #336 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 643 | #334 | 5 | #12,316 |
| 1987 | 665 | #317 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 587 | #334 | 7 | #8,782 |
| 1985 | 411 | #423 | 6 | #9,625 |
| 1984 | 336 | #459 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 220 | #569 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 221 | #577 | 5 | #10,915 |
| 1981 | 256 | #526 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 263 | #530 | 6 | #9,387 |
| 1979 | 252 | #534 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 278 | #486 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 278 | #488 | 5 | #10,013 |
| 1976 | 275 | #477 | 5 | #9,671 |
| 1975 | 298 | #466 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 366 | #408 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 391 | #391 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 484 | #353 | 5 | #8,594 |
| 1971 | 549 | #334 | 5 | #8,664 |
| 1970 | 698 | #295 | 6 | #7,304 |
| 1969 | 606 | #309 | 10 | #4,794 |
| 1968 | 760 | #262 | 8 | #5,255 |
| 1967 | 436 | #361 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 429 | #363 | 8 | #4,974 |
| 1965 | 508 | #336 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 429 | #383 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 424 | #385 | 6 | #6,050 |
| 1962 | 454 | #378 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 422 | #388 | 5 | #6,803 |
| 1960 | 434 | #379 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 403 | #396 | 6 | #5,733 |
| 1958 | 464 | #355 | 6 | #5,577 |
| 1957 | 487 | #342 | 7 | #5,027 |
| 1956 | 401 | #370 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 411 | #356 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 326 | #397 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 290 | #414 | 5 | #5,879 |
| 1952 | 270 | #422 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 238 | #439 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 194 | #477 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 144 | #563 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 152 | #538 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 153 | #543 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 155 | #517 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 139 | #507 | 6 | #4,150 |
| 1944 | 143 | #508 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 160 | #487 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 140 | #519 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 161 | #467 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 109 | #568 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 97 | #582 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 101 | #583 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 86 | #632 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 67 | #737 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 74 | #704 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 76 | #697 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 73 | #706 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 90 | #627 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 67 | #762 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 89 | #656 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 92 | #639 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 92 | #653 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 79 | #735 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 96 | #643 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 91 | #669 | 7 | #4,118 |
| 1924 | 51 | #984 | 14 | #2,558 |
| 1923 | 84 | #707 | 16 | #2,289 |
| 1922 | 103 | #638 | 11 | #3,007 |
| 1921 | 80 | #739 | 10 | #3,219 |
| 1920 | 88 | #680 | 9 | #3,395 |
| 1919 | 87 | #664 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 76 | #738 | 6 | #4,415 |
| 1917 | 66 | #776 | 7 | #3,809 |
| 1916 | 69 | #726 | 5 | #4,596 |
| 1915 | 70 | #700 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 43 | #803 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 43 | #699 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 29 | #817 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 16 | #835 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 12 | #944 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 15 | #727 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 9 | #964 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 16 | #640 | 6 | #1,885 |
| 1906 | 11 | #768 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 12 | #711 | 5 | #2,011 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 6 | #1,040 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 9 | #809 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 9 | #739 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,167 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 6 | #970 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 5 | #1,136 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 8 | #812 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 8 | #803 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 12 | #581 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 6 | #984 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 8 | #718 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 7 | #827 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 7 | #818 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 10 | #663 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 9 | #644 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 5 | #974 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 11 | #581 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 6 | #821 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 11 | #583 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 10 | #571 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 6 | #842 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Dexter reached #262 in 1968. As a girl name, it reached #1,885 in 1907. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.