Dex

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Dex first appears in the U.S. data in 1952 and has been recorded in 36 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 43 babies (rank #2,796 that year). In 2024 it was given to 29 boys (rank #3,809). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.
638
Total babies (all years)
36
Years in the data
43
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19525#3,864
198518#2,743
198617#2,922
198712#3,787
198819#2,883
198913#4,089
199014#4,029
199112#4,559
199210#5,342
19935#9,114
19946#8,027
19956#8,071
19968#6,662
19987#7,790
19996#9,004
20005#10,824
20038#8,041
20056#10,436
20066#11,005
20088#9,203
200913#6,523
201011#7,198
201119#4,859
201227#3,822
201322#4,361
201433#3,319
201526#4,006
201643#2,796
201729#3,698
201830#3,623
201932#3,510
202033#3,354
202135#3,314
202227#4,012
202338#3,186
202429#3,809