Is Dempsey a boy or girl name?
Dempsey is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 29 girls and 45 boys were named Dempsey, so 39.2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 10.7% of the 4,714 US babies named Dempsey were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,833
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,675
- Babies named Dempsey since 1880
- 4,714
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 124 babies
Boys and girls named Dempsey, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 42 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 42 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 67 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 314 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 704 | 11 | 1.5% |
| 1930s | 403 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 398 | 13 | 3.2% |
| 1950s | 368 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 235 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 181 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 139 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 165 | 34 | 17.1% |
| 2000s | 199 | 46 | 18.8% |
| 2010s | 674 | 257 | 27.6% |
| 2020s | 277 | 145 | 34.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 45 | #2,833 | 29 | #4,675 |
| 2023 | 59 | #2,347 | 34 | #4,211 |
| 2022 | 52 | #2,593 | 28 | #4,826 |
| 2021 | 70 | #2,082 | 29 | #4,645 |
| 2020 | 51 | #2,519 | 25 | #5,049 |
| 2019 | 62 | #2,238 | 30 | #4,573 |
| 2018 | 55 | #2,397 | 26 | #5,046 |
| 2017 | 66 | #2,097 | 21 | #5,885 |
| 2016 | 71 | #2,015 | 24 | #5,493 |
| 2015 | 72 | #2,003 | 37 | #4,011 |
| 2014 | 94 | #1,644 | 30 | #4,687 |
| 2013 | 77 | #1,854 | 37 | #4,025 |
| 2012 | 62 | #2,161 | 18 | #6,940 |
| 2011 | 68 | #2,007 | 25 | #5,418 |
| 2010 | 47 | #2,596 | 9 | #11,501 |
| 2009 | 28 | #3,746 | 16 | #7,779 |
| 2008 | 29 | #3,667 | 11 | #10,267 |
| 2007 | 28 | #3,713 | 9 | #11,890 |
| 2006 | 23 | #4,126 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 17 | #4,872 | 5 | #17,176 |
| 2004 | 10 | #7,099 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 18 | #4,470 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 18 | #4,360 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 9 | #7,057 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 19 | #4,099 | 5 | #15,679 |
| 1999 | 17 | #4,199 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 18 | #3,885 | 9 | #9,478 |
| 1997 | 22 | #3,277 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 22 | #3,227 | 12 | #7,258 |
| 1995 | 15 | #4,102 | 5 | #14,011 |
| 1994 | 15 | #4,140 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,444 | 8 | #9,809 |
| 1992 | 17 | #3,646 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 15 | #3,857 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 14 | #4,025 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 15 | #3,664 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 16 | #3,248 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 19 | #2,750 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,967 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,807 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 14 | #3,135 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 13 | #3,281 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 14 | #3,154 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,238 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 23 | #2,235 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 23 | #2,176 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 11 | #3,452 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 12 | #3,247 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 14 | #2,857 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 16 | #2,558 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 25 | #1,841 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 24 | #1,834 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 19 | #2,098 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 11 | #3,009 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 26 | #1,713 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 16 | #2,155 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 22 | #1,703 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 17 | #1,922 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 17 | #1,912 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 23 | #1,635 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 36 | #1,316 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 20 | #1,804 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 28 | #1,488 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 32 | #1,412 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 24 | #1,666 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 34 | #1,340 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 46 | #1,136 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 32 | #1,396 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 31 | #1,393 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 39 | #1,202 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 43 | #1,141 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 32 | #1,338 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 32 | #1,328 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 41 | #1,124 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 38 | #1,170 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 54 | #942 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 48 | #1,016 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 35 | #1,238 | 6 | #4,875 |
| 1946 | 38 | #1,133 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 35 | #1,105 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 39 | #1,058 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 37 | #1,123 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 42 | #1,039 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 40 | #1,021 | 7 | #3,651 |
| 1940 | 30 | #1,233 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 35 | #1,091 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 45 | #941 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 41 | #990 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 26 | #1,301 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 35 | #1,104 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 42 | #988 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 43 | #963 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 40 | #1,062 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 41 | #1,051 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 55 | #897 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 49 | #963 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 69 | #780 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 75 | #757 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 53 | #934 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 59 | #874 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 41 | #1,122 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 76 | #751 | 6 | #4,511 |
| 1922 | 81 | #731 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 108 | #609 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 93 | #662 | 5 | #5,164 |
| 1919 | 107 | #581 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 44 | #1,015 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 36 | #1,120 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 25 | #1,384 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 32 | #1,145 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 18 | #1,452 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 17 | #1,270 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 12 | #1,440 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 11 | #1,059 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 12 | #943 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 13 | #813 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 6 | #1,251 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 10 | #884 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 7 | #1,034 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,280 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 5 | #1,255 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 9 | #805 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 6 | #978 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,200 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 5 | #1,103 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 6 | #1,010 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 7 | #883 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 5 | #1,077 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 8 | #813 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 5 | #1,006 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 6 | #918 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 5 | #1,004 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 5 | #1,003 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 6 | #858 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 9 | #656 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 6 | #863 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 11 | #579 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Dempsey reached #579 in 1880. As a girl name, it reached #3,651 in 1941. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Dempsey
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.