Dexter dog name
We found 3,733 dogs named Dexter in the public pet registers of 25 places. Combining all places, Dexter is the #90 dog name. Almost all dogs named Dexter are male.
🐱 Dexter is also a cat name (#128 for cats, 190 cats).
Dexter as a dog name, by place
| Place | Rank | Dogs | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden Sweden | #83 in top 100 | 1,586 | 2025 |
| Allegheny County United States | #93 of 51,228 | 639 | 2003–2026 |
| New York City United States | #88 of 34,500 | 485 | 2014–2025 |
| South Australia Australia | #84 in top 100 | 641 | 2025 |
| Toronto Canada | #38 of 10,500 | 141 | 2019 |
| Seattle United States | #175 of 8,191 | 22 | 2026 |
| Playford Australia | #48 of 4,586 | 49 | 2015 |
| Cambridge United States | #147 of 4,375 | 13 | 2017–2026 |
| Vancouver Canada | #87 of 4,602 | 18 | 1999–2026 |
| Zurich Switzerland | #130 of 5,788 | 8 | 2025 |
| Noosa Australia | #126 of 3,045 | 13 | 2017 |
| Laval Canada | #99 of 2,965 | 12 | 2017–2026 |
| Worcester United States | #80 of 2,906 | 13 | 2026 |
| Maple Ridge Canada | #36 of 2,440 | 23 | 2026 |
| Basel Switzerland | #297 of 3,446 | 3 | 2026 |
| Victoria Canada | #124 of 2,588 | 8 | 2025 |
| Surf Coast Shire Australia | #128 of 1,974 | 8 | 2016 |
| Golden Plains Shire Australia | #147 of 2,062 | 6 | 2016 |
| Burnside Australia | #104 of 1,888 | 8 | 2015 |
| Framingham United States | #47 of 1,965 | 12 | 2020 |
| Richmond United States | #71 of 2,347 | 7 | 2018 |
| Tacoma United States | #46 of 1,917 | 9 | 2021 |
| Corangamite Shire Australia | #214 of 1,161 | 2 | 2023 |
| Port Moody Canada | #63 of 1,280 | 5 | 2019 |
| Burlington United States | #55 of 641 | 2 | 2022 |
Rank among all names in that place's register ("in top N" where only a top list is published). "Per 10,000" is how many of every 10,000 registered dogs there are named Dexter. Click a column to sort. See data sources.
Female or male?
15 female and 1,284 male dogs named Dexter, in the places that record sex.
Dexter over the years
Dogs named Dexter per 10,000 dogs, by the year of registration or licence (varies by place). Hover a bar for the number.
Breeds of dogs named Dexter
Compared to all dogs, Dexter is especially common among Cockapoos (1.9×).
Based on 1,184 dogs named Dexter with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.
Dexter as a baby name
Dexter was the #692 boys' name in the US in 2025 (393 babies). Elsewhere it ranks #154 for boys in England and Wales, #394 for boys in New Zealand, #527 for boys in Sweden and #647 for boys in Scotland. See Dexter as a baby name on MixedName, including which languages use it.
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