Dexter vs Dex

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

Name A

Dexter

Boy name · Rank #722

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Name B

Dex

Boy name · Rank #3809

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

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

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, 1880–2025.

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