Dexter vs Dexton

Side-by-side comparison of Dexter and Dexton - 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

Dexton

Boy name · Rank #4023

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Metric Dexter Dexton
Current Rank #722 #4023
Total Births (all years) 36,582 514
Peak Year 2012 2015
Peak Year Births 842 35
Peak Decade 2010s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1985

Births by Decade

Decade Dexter Dexton
1880s 75 -
1890s 65 -
1900s 87 -
1910s 511 -
1920s 856 -
1930s 820 -
1940s 1,456 -
1950s 3,483 -
1960s 4,902 -
1970s 3,869 -
1980s 4,288 19
1990s 3,862 39
2000s 2,576 51
2010s 7,155 251
2020s 2,577 154

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Dexter Dexton
2014 788 27
2015 755 35
2016 703 33
2017 686 26
2018 613 30
2019 638 24
2020 503 34
2021 554 21
2022 383 20
2023 380 22
2024 364 27
2025 393 30

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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