Dexter - too popular? Opinions.

If you both like it, go for it! :)

Dexter Kyle
Dexter John
Dexter Zachary
Dexter William
Dexter George
Dexter Samuel
Dexter Jerome
Dexter Callum
Dexter Fergus
Dexter Caleb
Dexter Edwin
Dexter Richard
Dexter Joel
Dexter Nicholas
Dexter Miles
Dexter Adam
Dexter Kieran
Dexter Liam

LOVE the name Dexter. But I'm a massive fan of the tv show, so slightly biased.

Sorry, that should read my own name...

No, Dexter is not too popular - it ranks at number 78 in 2011. This means it was given to 833 baby boys. It's just about as popular as Bobby, Gabriel, Cameron, Blake, Stanley, and Kian. You might encounter another boy in his class with the same name; you might not. It's not so popular that he's likely to be one of four with the same name in school but he'll probably come across others with his name. But if you've noticed lots of baby Dexters mentioned in your local paper's birth announcements or among your other children's peers, you might want to steer clear just in case. That is, of course, if popularity bothers you!

For what it's worth, I like own name a lot but I'm taking a postgrad course at the minute and, in a class of about 20, there are 4 of us with the same name! :( And a few of my course-mates are are men, which means nearly 1 in 3 of the girls is a "Gwennan" (not my real name).

Personally, for me, Dexter is too trendy for my own tastes but the fact it ranks in the top 100 means it's a well-liked name.

I would pair it with a more traditional middle name. For instance:
Dexter Matthew
Dexter Joshua
Dexter Samuel
Dexter Charles
Dexter Hugo

I don't know any dexters, and I think it's a great name. Although I live in Scotland and don't know any Noah's, Oscar's, Felix's, etc but according to mn they are really popular too.