Boy name Latin origin

Dexter

DEK-stuhr · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Right-handed or skillful
Language
Latin
Culture
English
Style era
modern
Themes
modern · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#720
2024 births364
Peak year2012
First appeared1880
Total US births36,186
2012 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Dex
Alternate spellings
Dexstar

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