Dempsey

Given to 4,799 US babies since 1880

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Rank in 2025

#3459

recorded as girls

#2991

recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

girls 44 · boys 41

Peak year

1919

107 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

4,799

since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Dempsey was most popular in 1919, when 107 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.11 per 1,000). In 2025, 44 babies were named Dempsey, ranking #3459 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	44	3459	41	2991
2024	29	4669	45	2835
2023	34	4191	59	2346
2022	28	4793	52	2589
2021	29	4607	70	2079
2020	25	5003	51	2505
2019	30	4546	62	2228
2018	26	5007	55	2385
2017	21	5821	66	2091
2016	24	5445	71	2012
2015	37	3989	72	2001
2014	30	4657	94	1641
2013	37	4002	77	1851
2012	18	6872	62	2155
2011	25	5358	68	1999
2010	9	11246	47	2579
2009	16	7679	28	3721
2008	11	10084	29	3646
2007	9	11630	28	3687
2006	<5	—	23	4105
2005	5	16462	17	4824
2004	<5	—	10	6976
2003	<5	—	18	4426
2002	<5	—	18	4322
2001	<5	—	9	6935
2000	5	15031	19	4066
1999	<5	—	17	4162
1998	9	9260	18	3849
1997	<5	—	22	3261
1996	12	7130	22	3202
1995	5	13386	15	4052
1994	<5	—	15	4094
1993	8	9559	10	5360
1992	<5	—	17	3604
1991	<5	—	15	3813
1990	<5	—	14	3971
1989	<5	—	15	3618
1988	<5	—	16	3203
1987	<5	—	19	2725
1986	<5	—	8	4853
1985	<5	—	8	4698
1984	<5	—	14	3107
1983	<5	—	13	3230
1982	<5	—	14	3108
1981	<5	—	9	4153
1980	<5	—	23	2213
1979	<5	—	23	2157
1978	<5	—	11	3400
1977	<5	—	12	3203
1976	<5	—	14	2826
1975	<5	—	16	2540
1974	<5	—	25	1832
1973	<5	—	24	1817
1972	<5	—	19	2080
1971	<5	—	11	2973
1970	<5	—	26	1699
1969	<5	—	16	2130
1968	<5	—	22	1695
1967	<5	—	17	1906
1966	<5	—	17	1891
1965	<5	—	23	1625
1964	<5	—	36	1311
1963	<5	—	20	1792
1962	<5	—	28	1479
1961	<5	—	32	1406
1960	<5	—	24	1658
1959	<5	—	34	1337
1958	<5	—	46	1131
1957	<5	—	32	1388
1956	<5	—	31	1385
1955	<5	—	39	1198
1954	<5	—	43	1137
1953	<5	—	32	1331
1952	<5	—	32	1323
1951	<5	—	41	1123
1950	<5	—	38	1168
1949	<5	—	54	942
1948	<5	—	48	1015
1947	6	4764	35	1233
1946	<5	—	38	1124
1945	<5	—	35	1103
1944	<5	—	39	1055
1943	<5	—	37	1120
1942	<5	—	42	1036
1941	7	3559	40	1019
1940	<5	—	30	1227
1939	<5	—	35	1085
1938	<5	—	45	939
1937	<5	—	41	982
1936	<5	—	26	1296
1935	<5	—	35	1098
1934	<5	—	42	982
1933	<5	—	43	961
1932	<5	—	40	1056
1931	<5	—	41	1050
1930	<5	—	55	892
1929	<5	—	49	960
1928	<5	—	69	779
1927	<5	—	75	754
1926	<5	—	53	931
1925	<5	—	59	871
1924	<5	—	41	1117
1923	6	4376	76	750
1922	<5	—	81	730
1921	<5	—	108	609
1920	5	4975	93	660
1919	<5	—	107	580
1918	<5	—	44	1012
1917	<5	—	36	1113
1916	<5	—	25	1374
1915	<5	—	32	1141
1914	<5	—	18	1441
1913	<5	—	17	1256
1912	<5	—	12	1417
1911	<5	—	11	1038
1910	<5	—	12	928
1909	<5	—	13	804
1908	<5	—	6	1217
1907	<5	—	10	866
1906	<5	—	7	1004
1905	<5	—	5	1233
1904	<5	—	5	1205
1903	<5	—	9	783
1902	<5	—	<5	—
1901	<5	—	6	943
1900	<5	—	6	1162
1899	<5	—	<5	—
1898	<5	—	<5	—
1897	<5	—	5	1057
1896	<5	—	6	982
1895	<5	—	<5	—
1894	<5	—	7	857
1893	<5	—	5	1035
1892	<5	—	8	792
1891	<5	—	5	963
1890	<5	—	6	884
1889	<5	—	5	974
1888	<5	—	<5	—
1887	<5	—	<5	—
1886	<5	—	5	959
1885	<5	—	6	836
1884	<5	—	<5	—
1883	<5	—	9	644
1882	<5	—	6	837
1881	<5	—	<5	—
1880	<5	—	11	571

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Recorded as girls 11% · boys 89% across all years