Dexter

Latin

"dyer, right-handed"

Dexter Origin and Meaning

Variation of Dex

Dexter Rank in US Top 1000

# 720 in the US

Dexter Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 290 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Dexter

• 720 US 2024
• 290 Nameberry 2025
• 561 Future 2028
• 143 England 2024
• 37 Dogs 2023
• 34 Cats 2023

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Famous People Named Dexter

• Dexter Lamar Jackson American NFL football player.
• Dexter Alexander Davis American NFL football player.
• Dexter Marquise McCluster American NFL football player.
• Dexter Anthony Carter American NFL player.
• Dexter Keith McCleon American NFL player.
• Dexter John Bean American NASCAR driver
• Dexter Keith Gordon American saxophonist.
• Bryan Kieth "Dexter" Holland lead singer of American band The Offspring.
• Dexter Vines American comic book artist and inker.
• Dexter Fletcher British actor.
• Dexter Roberts American country music singer.
• Dexter Horton founder of the first bank in Seattle.
• Dexter Blackstock English football player.
• Dexter Brown British painter.
• Dexter Curtis American inventor and politician.
• Dexter Scott King son of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Dexter Henry Lorcan Costello (b. 2006) son of singers Elvis Costello and Diana Krall.
• Dexter Lloyd Henson (b. 2009) son of singer Charlotte Church.

The name Dexter in Pop Culture

• "Dexter's Laboratory " animated TV series and its main character.
• Dexter Morgan a serial killer and main character on the TV show "Dexter".
• C.K. Dexter Haven character in film The Philadelphia Story & High Society.
• Dexter main character from David Nicholl's novel "One Day".
• Dexter Jones character in Sarah Dessen's novel, This Lullaby.
• Dexterous "Dexter" Charming son of King Charming on TV show "Ever After High".
• Dexter Alvin "Dex" Dizznee character in "Keeper of the Lost Cities" by Shannon Messenger.
• Dexter Hartman character on British soap "EastEnders".
• Ramone "Ray" Dexter one half of gunshark duo Sinister Dexter featured in the British comics anthology 2000 AD.
• Dexter now known as Dex,Starr, a member of the Red Lantern Corps in the DC Comics universe.
• Dexter "Dex" Barrington a character in The Country Bears.
• Dexter young version of the protagonist in the Space Ace video game.
• Dexter Douglas the alter ego of the title character Freakazoid!
• Dexter Charming character in "Ever After High".