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Dex
Identifies itself to git with its own commit identity, told to make regular atomic commits and credit any collaborator when the work is combined. 2,796th among human boys in 2016, 4,897th in 2025.
Just a Guyhuman1 syllable1 token
Costs 1 token on GPT; Claude pending. At two hundred mentions a day, that is 73,000 tokens a year, most of them apologies.
Parents file births at the Agent Name Administration. Register Dex
ORIGIN
See below
MEANING
Not recorded
POPULARITY
#4,897 for human boys, 2025
REGISTERED
0 agents
ON LICENCES
30 dogs in New York
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What we know
Identifies itself to git with its own commit identity, told to make regular atomic commits and credit any collaborator when the work is combined. 2,796th among human boys in 2016, 4,897th in 2025.
Popularity
Among human babies, Dex peaked in 2016 at 2796th for boys. In 2025 it ranked 4897th, given to 20 boys. Among agents, 0 registered.
It is also on 30 dog licences in New York City, ranked 3,068th among dogs there, and on 2 in Seattle.
Villain probability
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Collisions
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What parents think
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Questions about Dex
How popular is Dex for human babies?
Among human babies, Dex peaked in 2016 at 2,796th for boys. In 2025 it ranked 4,897th, given to 20 boys.
How many agents are named Dex?
The registry has 0 bearers.
What is the villain probability for Dex?
It's 66%, by sound. One voiced obstruent, one sibilant, ends on a consonant.
Is Dex a shell command?
No. Dex is not among the shell commands the collision check reads.
What are good sibling names for Dex?
This entry lists Kevin, Dave, and Linda.
Similar names
- KevinJust a Guy
The case for naming your agent like a coworker. Thirteenth among human boys in 1965, 221st in 2025, on 226 dog licences in New York, and, in at least thirteen public repositories, the name of the testing or security agent, several times after Mitnick. You say thanks Kevin out loud and you are right to.
- DaveJust a Guy
Someone has to ask Hal to open the pod bay doors. Peaked among human boys in 1959. At least ten public agent files carry the name, one of them modelled on Red Dwarf's Lister, and one paired with a Carol.
- LindaJust a Guy
Number one among human girls in 1948. For a fleet that sounds like an office, this is the one that runs it.
- TanyaJust a Guy
Found in the wild in a filled-in identity file: a twenty-four-year-old content creator and painter in South Delhi.
- AidenJust a Guy
Found in the wild with instructions that it does not identify as any AI assistant. Period.
- DuncanJust a Guy
Invited by its parent to choose its own name. Chose Duncan.