The baby name Dexter appears in baby name data for the United States from 1913 to 2024. It was most popular in 1968 with 1,008 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Dexter has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1913 | 5 |
| 1915 | 34 |
| 1916 | 16 |
| 1917 | 36 |
| 1918 | 39 |
| 1919 | 69 |
| 1920 | 40 |
| 1921 | 43 |
| 1922 | 84 |
| 1923 | 52 |
| 1924 | 6 |
| 1924 | 5 |
| 1925 | 39 |
| 1926 | 45 |
| 1927 | 47 |
| 1928 | 43 |
| 1929 | 52 |
| 1930 | 53 |
| 1931 | 23 |
| 1932 | 44 |
| 1933 | 11 |
| 1934 | 27 |
| 1935 | 48 |
| 1936 | 29 |
| 1937 | 47 |
| 1938 | 75 |
| 1939 | 75 |
| 1940 | 71 |
| 1941 | 105 |
| 1942 | 99 |
| 1943 | 132 |
| 1944 | 106 |
| 1945 | 115 |
| 1946 | 106 |
| 1947 | 104 |
| 1948 | 140 |
| 1949 | 105 |
| 1950 | 196 |
| 1951 | 257 |
| 1952 | 328 |
| 1953 | 428 |
| 1954 | 330 |
| 1955 | 507 |
| 1956 | 510 |
| 1957 | 597 |
| 1958 | 603 |
| 1959 | 530 |
| 1960 | 560 |
| 1961 | 469 |
| 1962 | 601 |
| 1963 | 587 |
| 1964 | 512 |
| 1965 | 747 |
| 1966 | 552 |
| 1967 | 532 |
| 1968 | 1,008 |
| 1969 | 800 |
| 1970 | 877 |
| 1971 | 662 |
| 1972 | 641 |
| 1973 | 458 |
| 1974 | 408 |
| 1975 | 298 |
| 1976 | 361 |
| 1977 | 317 |
| 1978 | 297 |
| 1979 | 315 |
| 1980 | 313 |
| 1981 | 269 |
| 1982 | 210 |
| 1983 | 207 |
| 1984 | 358 |
| 1985 | 447 |
| 1986 | 800 |
| 1987 | 712 |
| 1988 | 704 |
| 1989 | 789 |
| 1990 | 656 |
| 1991 | 612 |
| 1992 | 576 |
| 1993 | 572 |
| 1994 | 380 |
| 1995 | 330 |
| 1996 | 284 |
| 1997 | 283 |
| 1998 | 304 |
| 1999 | 205 |
| 2000 | 201 |
| 2001 | 201 |
| 2002 | 141 |
| 2003 | 137 |
| 2004 | 227 |
| 2005 | 203 |
| 2006 | 190 |
| 2007 | 202 |
| 2008 | 366 |
| 2009 | 507 |
| 2010 | 635 |
| 2011 | 739 |
| 2012 | 957 |
| 2013 | 907 |
| 2014 | 920 |
| 2015 | 964 |
| 2016 | 927 |
| 2017 | 861 |
| 2018 | 717 |
| 2019 | 761 |
| 2020 | 548 |
| 2021 | 698 |
| 2022 | 415 |
| 2023 | 387 |
| 2024 | 354 |