Boys' name · since 1985
Dexton
Dexton has 514 recorded births since 1985 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,767 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,706 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 514
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dexton currently ranks #3706 among boys' names in America, with 514 babies recorded since 1985.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dexton has been recorded 514 times among boys since 1985, currently ranked #3706 nationally and more common than 73% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #7,767 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,706 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 514 born since 1985
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dexton ranks #7,767 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,706 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 514 born since 1985, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,767 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,706 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 514
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dexton's 514 recorded births place it above 82.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Dexton compares
514 Top 44% higher than 56% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dexton's all-time total is 39% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dexton | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 514 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dexton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dexton's full recorded timeline at 2011, 76% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 24% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 35 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dexton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Dexton by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (251 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Dexton's strongest decade.
251 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Dexton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
- 1990s 39
1990s
39 births
- 2000s 51
2000s
51 births
- 2010s
2010s
251 births
- 2020s
2020s
154 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 251 births (49% of all-time use).
How Dexton compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Dexton's total volume
Dexton by state
Where Dexton concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 5 | 1.0% |
5 of 514 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Dexton's data
- Dexton's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (251 total births) through the 2020s (154) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Dextons (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dexton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~40 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1985–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dexton draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.