Home>Name Popularity>First Names>D>Dex-Dey>Dexter in the US

Dexter

in the US

There are 15,595 people with the first name "Dexter" in the United States.

Add to web page

Ranking in the US

NameRank
Dexter 1,310
close
  1. is 1,306th most common Gracie
  2. is 1,307th most common Clare
  3. is 1,308th most common Hilary
  4. is 1,309th most common Estela
  5. is 1,310th most common Dexter
  6. is 1,311th most common Wilfredo
  7. is 1,312th most common Imelda
  8. is 1,313th most common Dolly
  9. is 1,314th most common Bernie

Similar Names and Nicknames

Dextra, Dextor, Dexture, Dextar, Dextre, Dexteria, Dextur, Dextria, Dextera, Dexterr

Most Common Last Names for Dexter

Smith, Williams, Johnson, Brown, Jones, Davis, Jackson, Thomas, Taylor, Harris

Meaning & History

(male) Transferred use of the surname. Although this is now a male given name, the word that gave rise to the surname originally denoted a female dyer, from Old English dēag ‘dye’ + -estre, feminine ending of agent nouns. However, the distinction of gender was already lost in Middle English. The name coincides in form with Latin dexter ‘right-handed, auspicious’, and may sometimes have been chosen because of this.

Short form: Dex.

Pet form: Dexy.

Recent Searches for "Dexter" in the US

Since June 2009
5,885

Most Popular Search

Dexter Smith (99 searches)
Source: Current searches and listings for US adults on WhitePages.

© 2010 WhitePages Inc. - Privacy Policy and Terms of Use
Microsoft MapPoint Terms of Use and Privacy Statement