Is Dexton a boy or girl name?

Dexton is a boy’s name. Of the 514 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Dexton

Recorded 1985–2025 · United States

Dexton was most popular in 2015, when 35 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,134 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,878, with 30 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 514 people named Dexton.

Dexton over time

Births per year. The dot marks Dexton’s peak in 2015. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Dexton a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Dexton is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 514 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org