How Many People Are Named Dexton?
An estimated 478 people in the United States have the first name Dexton. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Dexton peaked in popularity in 2015 with 35 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dexton as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Dexton paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
478
About 1 in 717,059 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2015
35 births
Total Registered
483
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dexton
Dexton is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 483 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Dexton as a male name
Ranked #4,086 in 2024
26 male births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (35 births)
Dexton: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dexton span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 251 babies were registered. While Dexton is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Dexton by Decade
How has Dexton tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Dexton by State
Dexton + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dexton as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Dexton: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dexton?
We estimate approximately 478 people named Dexton are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 717,059 Americans share this first name.
Is Dexton a common name?
Dexton is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 483 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dexton most popular?
Dexton reached peak popularity in 2015, when 35 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dexton is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dexton a male name?
Dexton is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dexton Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dexton Smith, Dexton Johnson, Dexton Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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