Dexten vs Dexter

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

Name A

Dexten

Boy name

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Name B

Dexter

Boy name · Rank #719

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Metric Dexten Dexter
Current Rank Unranked #719
Total Births (all years) 28 36,186
Peak Year 2012 2012
Peak Year Births 8 842
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2012 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Dexten Dexter
1880ss — 75
1890ss — 65
1900ss — 87
1910ss — 511
1920ss — 856
1930ss — 820
1940ss — 1,456
1950ss — 3,484
1960ss — 4,902
1970ss — 3,869
1980ss — 4,290
1990ss — 3,862
2000ss — 2,576
2010ss 21 7,152
2020ss 7 2,181

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Dexten Dexter
2014 — 788
2015 6 755
2016 — 701
2017 — 686
2018 7 612
2019 — 638
2020 — 502
2021 7 553
2022 — 383
2023 — 379
2024 — 364

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, 2012–2021.

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