Dex
2025 SSA
About Dex
Dex, the nickname for Dexter that is sometimes used on its own, has lots of energy and dynamism. It was chosen by comedian Dana Carvey for his now grown son. With the growing popularity of Dexter, we may be seeing more of Dex.
There are no less than three video game characters named Dex, and the leading male figure in the movie One Day is known by his nickname Dex. Way back in TV's Dynasty era, there was a character redundantly named Dex Dexter.
Pronounced DEKS.
As of October 2026, Dex ranked #4897 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2743 in 1985.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,319 | 33 | 17.2 |
| 2015 | #4,006 | 26 | 13.6 |
| 2016 | #2,796 | 43 | 22.7 |
| 2017 | #3,698 | 29 | 15.7 |
| 2018 | #3,623 | 30 | 16.5 |
| 2019 | #3,510 | 32 | 17.8 |
| 2020 | #3,354 | 33 | 19.1 |
| 2021 | #3,314 | 35 | 20 |
| 2022 | #4,012 | 27 | 15.5 |
| 2023 | #3,186 | 38 | 22.2 |
| 2024 | #3,809 | 29 | 16.8 |
| 2025 | #4,897 | 20 | 11.7 |
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Dex on lists
Famous Dexs
- Dexter "Dex" Manley
American actor
- Dex Elmont
Dutch judoka
- Declyn Wallace "Dex" Thornton Lauper (b. 1997)
son of singer Cyndi Lauper and actor David Thornton
- Dex Kramer (b. 2016)
son of Dutch footballer Michiel Kramer
Dex in pop culture
- Farnsworth "Dex" Dexter
character on TV's "Dynasty"
- Dexter "Dex" Thaler III
character in book/film "Something Borrowed"
- Dexter "Dex" Jettster
character in the Star Wars series
- Dexter "Dex" Mayhew
character in book/film "One Day"
- Dex
character in the film "The Tao of Steve"
- Dex Walker
character on Australian soap Home and Away
- Dex Barrington
character in Disney's "The Country Bears"
- Ronon Dex
character on TV's Stargate Atlantis
- Dex
former name of CenturyLink phonebook
- William "Dex" Poindexter
character in the webcomic "Check, Please!"
- Dex Oyama
character in the "Mega Man Battle Network" series of video games
- Dex Dogtective
character in the movie "Foodfight!"
- Dexter "Dex" Alvin Dizznee
a character in "Keeper of the Lost Cities" by Shannon Messenger.
- Benjamin “Dex” Pointdexter
character in marvels “daredevil”