How Many People Are Named Dex?
people named Dex are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 529,078 people in the US has this name
Based on 658 babies named Dex in Social Security records from 1952 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
43 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Short form of DEXTER.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Related & Similar Names
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Dex in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Dex alive today is about 15 years old, and 80% are under 30. Half of them were between 5 and 22 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Dex first appears in the records in 1952 and was given most often in 2016, to 43 babies. In 2025, 20 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1952 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Dex has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,741, in 1985. In 2025 it ranked #4,896.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #4,896 |
| Best rank | #2,741 (1985) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,854 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Dex alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Dex were born in California than in any other state: about 20 of those alive today.
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