Dexter
A boys’ name of Latin origin, meaning right-handed or skillful.
Babies a year
346
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#693
up from #720
UK popularity
#154
346 babies · down from #143
How Dexter has moved
View as table
| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #412 |
| 2016 | #441 |
| 2017 | #447 |
| 2018 | #473 |
| 2019 | #466 |
| 2020 | #560 |
| 2021 | #531 |
| 2022 | #692 |
| 2023 | #700 |
| 2024 | #720 |
| 2025 | #693 |
Dexter by the numbers
In 2025, 346 babies in England and Wales were named Dexter. In the US, 681 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 841 babies in 2012, making it a 2010s name.
At its height, in 1970, about 1 in 2,700 American boys born that year was called Dexter.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Dexter. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Daxter11 in the US (2017)
- Denverfrom Denafær, green valley488 in the US (2017)
- Deckerroofer or builder; occupational surname used as given name210 in the US (2017)
- Dekkerroofer, one who lays tiles23 in the US (2017)
- Dieterpeople's warrior; a form of Dietrich6 in the US (2017)
- Delmerof the lake; from dell and mere5 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Dexter
Nobody has voted for Dexter yet
Vote for Dexter and put it up against all the other baby names
Vote for Dexter