Dexter

Origin	Gender	Meaning
German	Boy	Right-handed / Skilled
Latin	Boy	Right-handed; skilled

Fun Facts about the name Dexter

Backwards

Retxed

Scrabble Score

14 points

Dictionary Definition

a. defined as: "Pertaining to, or situated on, the right hand; right, as opposed to sinister, or left."

Similar & Rhyming Names

BaxterWinterBrewsterAlisterBuster

Popularity of Dexter

Popularity Analysis

The name Dexter first appeared in the social security administration database in 1880. Its highest recorded popularity was in 1968 when it reached rank #262. As of 2024, it ranked #720.

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
2024	720	Male	0.0197%
2023	701	Male	0.0206%
2022	692	Male	0.0204%
2021	531	Male	0.0295%
2020	560	Male	0.0271%
2019	466	Male	0.0331%
2018	475	Male	0.0315%
2017	447	Male	0.0347%
2016	441	Male	0.0346%
2015	410	Male	0.0371%
2014	396	Male	0.0385%
2013	382	Male	0.0389%
2012	361	Male	0.0415%
2011	384	Male	0.0371%
2010	454	Male	0.0286%
2009	545	Male	0.0228%
2008	709	Male	0.0151%
2007	832	Male	0.0116%
2006	916	Male	0.0096%
2005	875	Male	0.0098%
2004	799	Male	0.0107%
2003	856	Male	0.0096%
2002	819	Male	0.0099%
2001	752	Male	0.0111%
2000	756	Male	0.0106%
1999	760	Male	0.0103%
1998	618	Male	0.0146%
1997	605	Male	0.0146%
1996	584	Male	0.0154%
1995	554	Male	0.0167%
1994	547	Male	0.0175%
1993	472	Male	0.0216%
1992	475	Male	0.0215%
1991	412	Male	0.0261%
1990	377	Male	0.0285%
1989	337	Male	0.0328%
1988	334	Male	0.0322%
1987	317	Male	0.0341%
1986	334	Male	0.0306%
1985	424	Male	0.0213%
1984	461	Male	0.0179%
1983	569	Male	0.0118%
1982	579	Male	0.0117%
1981	526	Male	0.0138%
1980	533	Male	0.0141%
1979	534	Male	0.0141%
1978	486	Male	0.0163%
1977	488	Male	0.0162%
1976	477	Male	0.0169%
1975	466	Male	0.0184%
1974	406	Male	0.0226%
1973	392	Male	0.0241%
1972	353	Male	0.0289%
1971	333	Male	0.0302%
1970	295	Male	0.0365%
1969	309	Male	0.0331%
1968	262	Male	0.0429%
1967	360	Male	0.0246%
1966	363	Male	0.0237%
1965	336	Male	0.0268%
1964	384	Male	0.0211%
1963	385	Male	0.0206%
1962	378	Male	0.0215%
1961	388	Male	0.0196%
1960	380	Male	0.0200%
1959	396	Male	0.0185%
1958	354	Male	0.0216%
1957	342	Male	0.0222%
1956	368	Male	0.0187%
1955	355	Male	0.0197%
1954	395	Male	0.0159%
1953	413	Male	0.0146%
1952	426	Male	0.0136%
1951	437	Male	0.0126%
1950	479	Male	0.0107%
1949	558	Male	0.0080%
1948	540	Male	0.0085%
1947	544	Male	0.0082%
1946	518	Male	0.0093%
1945	505	Male	0.0102%
1944	507	Male	0.0103%
1943	487	Male	0.0110%
1942	519	Male	0.0099%
1941	466	Male	0.0128%
1940	568	Male	0.0092%
1939	581	Male	0.0086%
1938	584	Male	0.0089%
1937	639	Male	0.0078%
1936	736	Male	0.0063%
1935	705	Male	0.0069%
1934	696	Male	0.0072%
1933	707	Male	0.0072%
1932	627	Male	0.0084%
1931	766	Male	0.0062%
1930	655	Male	0.0079%
1929	639	Male	0.0083%
1928	654	Male	0.0081%
1927	733	Male	0.0068%
1926	642	Male	0.0084%
1925	669	Male	0.0079%
1924	984	Male	0.0044%
1923	706	Male	0.0074%
1922	635	Male	0.0092%
1921	745	Male	0.0069%
1920	680	Male	0.0080%
1919	663	Male	0.0086%
1918	738	Male	0.0072%
1917	775	Male	0.0069%
1916	726	Male	0.0075%
1915	699	Male	0.0079%
1914	804	Male	0.0063%
1913	699	Male	0.0080%
1912	817	Male	0.0064%
1911	835	Male	0.0066%
1910	944	Male	0.0058%
1909	727	Male	0.0085%
1908	964	Male	0.0054%
1907	640	Male	0.0101%
1906	768	Male	0.0076%
1905	711	Male	0.0084%
1902	809	Male	0.0068%
1901	739	Male	0.0078%
1897	970	Male	0.0049%
1895	812	Male	0.0063%
1894	803	Male	0.0064%
1893	581	Male	0.0099%
1892	984	Male	0.0046%
1891	718	Male	0.0073%
1890	827	Male	0.0058%
1889	818	Male	0.0059%
1888	662	Male	0.0077%
1887	644	Male	0.0082%
1885	974	Male	0.0043%
1884	581	Male	0.0090%
1883	821	Male	0.0053%
1882	583	Male	0.0090%
1881	571	Male	0.0092%
1880	842	Male	0.0051%

Search Baby Names

Today's Poll

This video is a short video journey through the months leading to birth.

Introducing Our Nine Month Project (Miracle)

What We Learn Before We Are Born