Dex
A boys’ name of Latin origin, meaning right hand; a form of Dexter.
Babies a year
27
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Dex by the numbers
Dex was given to 27 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 43 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Dex. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.