Dexter

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Dexter

Gender: Masculine
Language: English
Etymology:
Dexter is an English occupational surname, referring to “One Who Dyes Cloth.”

History:
Dexter is another English surname that has been transferred for use as a first name.

Pronunciation: dex-tur.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.021 % named Dexter

Popularity of Dexter:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1850: 641st most popular.
1875: 755th most popular.
1900-1910: 806th most popular.
1910-1920: 877th most popular.
1920-1930: 766th most popular.
1930-1940: 764th most popular.
1940-1950: 526th most popular.
1950-1960: 400th most popular.
1960-1970: 349th most popular.
1970-1980: 418th most popular.
1980-1990: 437th most popular.
1990: 392nd most popular.
1991: 417th most popular.
1992: 484th most popular.
1993: 485th most popular.
1994: 555th most popular.
1995: 565th most popular.
1996: 589th most popular.
1997: 613th most popular.
1998: 608th most popular.
1999: 747th most popular.
2000: 752nd most popular.
2001: 751st most popular.
2002: 824th most popular.
2003: 852nd most popular.