Dempsey
Dempsey was the 3004th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 41 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 579th; the most babies were born in 1921 (108). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,001 places. More babies were named Dempsey in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,004 boys, down 484 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 41boys
- Girls and boys
- 38% girls, 62% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1921108 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,799babies recorded
Dempsey popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,479 | #3,004 | 44 | 41 |
| 2020 | #5,050 | #2,520 | 25 | 51 |
| 2010 | #11,504 | #2,596 | 9 | 47 |
| 2000 | #15,679 | #4,099 | 5 | 19 |
| 1990 | — | #4,025 | — | 14 |
| 1980 | — | #2,235 | — | 23 |
| 1970 | — | #1,713 | — | 26 |
| 1960 | — | #1,666 | — | 24 |
| 1950 | — | #1,170 | — | 38 |
| 1940 | — | #1,233 | — | 30 |
| 1930 | — | #897 | — | 55 |
| 1920 | #5,164 | #662 | 5 | 93 |
| 1910 | — | #943 | — | 12 |
| 1900 | — | #1,200 | — | 6 |
| 1890 | — | #918 | — | 6 |
| 1880 | — | #579 | — | 11 |
How popular is Dempsey, counting every spelling?
Dempsey has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Dempsey?
41 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Dempsey (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Dempsey born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 204 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Dempsey.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Dempsey?
About 2,300 people born in the US named Dempsey are alive today, with a median age of 24; half are between 11 and 62. That makes Dempsey mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Dempsey by state
How common Dempsey was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 44 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Dempsey
How popular is the name Dempsey?
Dempsey was the 3004th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 41 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 579th; the most babies were born in 1921 (108). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,001 places. More babies were named Dempsey in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Dempsey a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 38% girls, 62% boys given the name Dempsey in the US.
Where is Dempsey most popular?
In 2021–2025, Dempsey was most common in Colorado (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by Indiana and Tennessee.