Meaning and history
From an occupational surname meaning “one who dyes” in Old English, Dexter also coincides with the Latin word dexter, meaning “right-handed” or “skilled.”
20062006: 209 births, rank #917
2007: 257 births, rank #832
2008: 329 births, rank #708
2009: 486 births, rank #542
2010: 593 births, rank #452
20112011: 753 births, rank #384
2012: 842 births, rank #361
2013: 784 births, rank #382
2014: 788 births, rank #396
2015: 755 births, rank #412
20162016: 703 births, rank #438
2017: 686 births, rank #447
2018: 613 births, rank #475
2019: 638 births, rank #465
2020: 503 births, rank #558
20212021: 554 births, rank #531
2022: 383 births, rank #692
2023: 380 births, rank #699
2024: 364 births, rank #722
20252025: 393 births, rank #692
Dexter rose from #724 to #693 for boys between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2012, with 842 births.