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
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| 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 |
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.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Dexter was most common in 1970, when it went to 0.04% of American babies of that sex.
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