Dexton
Boy · DEKS-tun · Modern
Dexton is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,657th for boys in the US (30 babies).
Where does Dexton come from?
Modern: blend of Dexter with the ending -ton
- Say it
- DEKS-tun
Is Dexton a girl's or a boy's name?
Dexton is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 30 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Dexton in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,657among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 30about 1 in 57,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 30 boys in the US were named Dexton, making it the 3,657th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,272nd. Its busiest year was 2015, with 35 boys. It first appears in the records in 1985.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more boys named Dexton than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Dexton in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dexton in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | #3,657 |
| 2024 | 27 | #3,984 |
| 2023 | 22 | #4,606 |
| 2022 | 20 | #4,846 |
| 2021 | 21 | #4,624 |
| 2020 | 34 | #3,272 |
| 2019 | 24 | #4,226 |
| 2018 | 30 | #3,603 |
| 2017 | 26 | #3,989 |
| 2016 | 33 | #3,357 |
| 2015 | 35 | #3,230 |
| 2014 | 27 | #3,784 |
| 2013 | 26 | #3,862 |
| 2012 | 24 | #4,128 |
| 2011 | 14 | #5,939 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,692 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 18 | #5,063 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,408 |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,848 |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
Nicknames for Dexton
Names like Dexton
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Daxton Kayson Kyson Jaxton Kashton Deacon Jettson Kayden Colson Hudson Easton Stetson
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