Dex vs Dexter

Side-by-side comparison of Dex and Dexter - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Dex

Boy name · Rank #3809

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Name B

Dexter

Boy name · Rank #722

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Metric Dex Dexter
Current Rank #3809 #722
Total Births (all years) 658 36,582
Peak Year 2016 2012
Peak Year Births 43 842
Peak Decade 2010s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1952 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Dex Dexter
1880s - 75
1890s - 65
1900s - 87
1910s - 511
1920s - 856
1930s - 820
1940s - 1,456
1950s 5 3,483
1960s - 4,902
1970s - 3,869
1980s 79 4,288
1990s 74 3,862
2000s 46 2,576
2010s 272 7,155
2020s 182 2,577

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Dex Dexter
2014 33 788
2015 26 755
2016 43 703
2017 29 686
2018 30 613
2019 32 638
2020 33 503
2021 35 554
2022 27 383
2023 38 380
2024 29 364
2025 20 393

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1952–2025.

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