Dexter vs Gay

Dexter

name
  • A male given name transferred from the surname. 

  • A surname originating as an occupation for a female dyer. 

  • A census-designated place in Lane County, Oregon, United States. 

  • Any of a number of places in the United States and Canada, named for persons with the surname. 

noun
  • One of a breed of small hardy cattle originating from the Kerry breed of Ireland, valuable for beef and milk. They are usually chiefly black, sometimes red, and somewhat resemble a small shorthorn in build. 

Gay

name
  • A male given name from English. Also a shortened form of Gabriel, Gaylord and similar names, or transferred from the surname. 

  • A female given name from English from the word gay, "joyful"; rare today. 

  • An English surname transferred from the nickname, originally a nickname for a cheerful or lively person. 

How often have the words Dexter and Gay occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )