boy's name
Dexten
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 35
Dexten is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2012, when 8 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 473,709 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2012.
Dexten over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2010s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 21 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 14 |
How popular is Dexten?
In 2025, Dexten was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Dexten
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Dexten also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Dexten over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Dexten
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Dexten — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Dexten
How popular is the name Dexten?
In 2025, Dexten was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Dexten a girl's or a boy's name?
Dexten is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Dexten most popular?
Dexten peaked in 2012, when 8 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Dexten a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Dexten currently ranks #9,914 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.