First Name DEXTER

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • DEXTER is ranked as the 1324th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 22,246.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 6.98 people named DEXTER for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is commonly used as either a first or last name. More specifically, it is used as a first name 65% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named DEXTER is 25,879.
  • The SSA data also shows that DEXTER is used as a boy's name 99% of the time.

First Names DEXTER
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 22,246 +/-2.4%
  • National Rank 1,324
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 7.0

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 25,879
  • National Rank 1,228
  • Percentile Rank 98.67%
  • Proportion/100k 8.12

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name DEXTER is 68.4% White, 3.6% Hispanic origin, 21.7% Black, 3.6% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.9% Two or More Races, and 0.8% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name DEXTER have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name DEXTER is included in the following name categories:
  • Masculine given name
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Common Swedish masculine given name - SCB Data

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name DEXTER

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 68.4% 63.9% 4.5%
Hispanic origin 3.6% 16.3% -12.7%
Black 21.7% 12.3% 9.4%
Asian or Pacific Islander 3.6% 4.9% -1.3%
Two or more races 1.9% 1.8% 0.1%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.8% 0.7% 0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named DEXTER is Georgia where 2,761 people have this name.
  • Mississippi is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named DEXTER, as 33.97 in every 100,000 Mississippians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of Georgia.
  • Mississippi is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is New Mexico (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 4 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names DEXTER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 624 4.85 97.1% Indiana 330 5 95.5% Iowa 77 2.48 92.6% Kansas 127 4.36 90.2% Michigan 369 3.72 97.8% Minnesota 132 2.42 94.9% Missouri 1,017 33.97 97.4% Nebraska 39 2.1 80.9% North Dakota 24 3.26 66.7% Ohio 609 5.25 97.0% South Dakota 27 3.11 67.8% Wisconsin 122 2.11 94.4%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name DEXTER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 624 4.85 97.1%
Indiana 330 5 95.5%
Iowa 77 2.48 92.6%
Kansas 127 4.36 90.2%
Michigan 369 3.72 97.8%
Minnesota 132 2.42 94.9%
Missouri 1,017 33.97 97.4%
Nebraska 39 2.1 80.9%
North Dakota 24 3.26 66.7%
Ohio 609 5.25 97.0%
South Dakota 27 3.11 67.8%
Wisconsin 122 2.11 94.4%
West State Statistics First-Names DEXTER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 64 8.65 77.0% Arizona 271 4.02 93.6% California 1,793 4.62 98.6% Colorado 263 4.92 94.1% Hawaii 476 33.5 97.3% Idaho 70 4.3 84.9% Montana 71 6.9 83.2% Nevada 202 7.11 92.7% New Mexico 20 0.94 59.4% Oregon 161 4.05 92.0% Utah 116 3.94 88.8% Washington 286 4.05 96.4% Wyoming 28 4.79 68.5%

West States
State stats for the first name DEXTER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 64 8.65 77.0%
Arizona 271 4.02 93.6%
California 1,793 4.62 98.6%
Colorado 263 4.92 94.1%
Hawaii 476 33.5 97.3%
Idaho 70 4.3 84.9%
Montana 71 6.9 83.2%
Nevada 202 7.11 92.7%
New Mexico 20 0.94 59.4%
Oregon 161 4.05 92.0%
Utah 116 3.94 88.8%
Washington 286 4.05 96.4%
Wyoming 28 4.79 68.5%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names DEXTER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 242 6.72 94.8% Maine 92 6.89 85.9% Massachusetts 365 5.41 95.2% New Hampshire 37 2.82 78.6% New Jersey 688 7.7 97.1% New York 917 4.65 98.3% Pennsylvania 415 3.24 96.5% Rhode Island 18 1.73 63.5% Vermont 43 6.88 86.2%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name DEXTER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 242 6.72 94.8%
Maine 92 6.89 85.9%
Massachusetts 365 5.41 95.2%
New Hampshire 37 2.82 78.6%
New Jersey 688 7.7 97.1%
New York 917 4.65 98.3%
Pennsylvania 415 3.24 96.5%
Rhode Island 18 1.73 63.5%
Vermont 43 6.88 86.2%
South State Statistics First-Names DEXTER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 931 19.19 97.5% Arkansas 314 10.58 94.8% Delaware 100 10.64 94.6% Dist. of Columbia 124 18.79 94.1% Florida 1,392 7 98.8% Georgia 2,761 27.34 98.9% Kentucky 434 9.84 95.5% Louisiana 790 17 97.0% Maryland 612 10.24 97.7% Mississippi 1,017 33.97 97.4% North Carolina 1,260 12.67 98.6% Oklahoma 221 5.7 93.4% South Carolina 753 15.57 97.2% Tennessee 872 13.32 97.6% Texas 1,739 6.45 98.7% Virginia 936 11.24 97.9% West Virginia 155 8.35 89.1%

South States
State stats for the first name DEXTER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 931 19.19 97.5%
Arkansas 314 10.58 94.8%
Delaware 100 10.64 94.6%
Dist. of Columbia 124 18.79 94.1%
Florida 1,392 7 98.8%
Georgia 2,761 27.34 98.9%
Kentucky 434 9.84 95.5%
Louisiana 790 17 97.0%
Maryland 612 10.24 97.7%
Mississippi 1,017 33.97 97.4%
North Carolina 1,260 12.67 98.6%
Oklahoma 221 5.7 93.4%
South Carolina 753 15.57 97.2%
Tennessee 872 13.32 97.6%
Texas 1,739 6.45 98.7%
Virginia 936 11.24 97.9%
West Virginia 155 8.35 89.1%
 

Full Names with DEXTER as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have DEXTER as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named DEXTER.

The most popular full name is DEXTER Smith. 1.40% of all the people named DEXTER have this family name.

There are 2476 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name DEXTER

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 DEXTER Smith 1.40%
2 DEXTER Williams 1.23%
3 DEXTER Johnson 1.11%
4 DEXTER Davis 1.09%
5 DEXTER Brown 1.04%
6 DEXTER Jones 1.04%
7 DEXTER Jackson 0.75%
8 DEXTER Thomas 0.65%
9 DEXTER Lee 0.54%
10 DEXTER Taylor 0.54%
11 DEXTER Harris 0.50%
12 DEXTER Moore 0.50%
13 DEXTER Martin 0.44%
14 DEXTER White 0.44%
15 DEXTER Campbell 0.42%
16 DEXTER Green 0.42%
17 DEXTER Thompson 0.42%
18 DEXTER Wilson 0.42%
19 DEXTER King 0.40%
20 DEXTER Lewis 0.40%

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