Recorded 2012–2021 Boys' name Peak 2012 28 births

Dexten — boys' name

28 babies named Dexten in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s212020s7
2010s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Dexten was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

8 babies were named Dexten in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dexten

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Dexten between 2012 and 2021, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dexten currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dexten performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Dexten shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dexten in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 28 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Dexten at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

28

Since 2012

10 years of records

Peak year

2012

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

2012

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2021

Dexten popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2012

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2012)
8
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
5.566.577.588.5 2021201820152012 8

Dexten by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
21 births that decade — 75% of Dexten's all-time total
2010s212020s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dexten?
28 babies have been named Dexten since 2012. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2012 with 8 births.
When was Dexten most popular?
Dexten was most popular in the 2010s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Dexten been used?
Dexten has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 10 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Dexten?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dexter, Dex, Dexton, Dextin, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2012–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.