Dempsey
#3,459 for girls in 2025, 44 births · #2,991 for boys in 2025, 41 births
Given to boys 88.5% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1880 · 11 births
- Debut · boys
- 11 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 4,249since 1880
Dempsey over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #3,459 | 44 | #2,991 | 41 |
| 2024 | #4,669 | 29 | #2,835 | 45 |
| 2023 | #4,191 | 34 | #2,346 | 59 |
| 2022 | #4,793 | 28 | #2,589 | 52 |
| 2021 | #4,607 | 29 | #2,079 | 70 |
| 2020 | #5,003 | 25 | #2,505 | 51 |
| 2019 | #4,546 | 30 | #2,228 | 62 |
| 2018 | #5,007 | 26 | #2,385 | 55 |
| 2017 | #5,821 | 21 | #2,091 | 66 |
| 2016 | #5,445 | 24 | #2,012 | 71 |
| 2015 | #3,989 | 37 | #2,001 | 72 |
| 2014 | #4,657 | 30 | #1,641 | 94 |
| 2013 | #4,002 | 37 | #1,851 | 77 |
| 2012 | #6,872 | 18 | #2,155 | 62 |
| 2011 | #5,358 | 25 | #1,999 | 68 |
| 2010 | #11,246 | 9 | #2,579 | 47 |
| 2009 | #7,679 | 16 | #3,721 | 28 |
| 2008 | #10,084 | 11 | #3,646 | 29 |
| 2007 | #11,630 | 9 | #3,687 | 28 |
| 2006 | — | #4,105 | 23 | |
| 2005 | #16,462 | 5 | #4,824 | 17 |
| 2004 | — | #6,976 | 10 | |
| 2003 | — | #4,426 | 18 | |
| 2002 | — | #4,322 | 18 | |
| 2001 | — | #6,935 | 9 | |
| 2000 | #15,031 | 5 | #4,066 | 19 |
| 1999 | — | #4,162 | 17 | |
| 1998 | #9,260 | 9 | #3,849 | 18 |
| 1997 | — | #3,261 | 22 | |
| 1996 | #7,130 | 12 | #3,202 | 22 |
| 1995 | #13,386 | 5 | #4,052 | 15 |
| 1994 | — | #4,094 | 15 | |
| 1993 | #9,559 | 8 | #5,360 | 10 |
| 1992 | — | #3,604 | 17 | |
| 1991 | — | #3,813 | 15 | |
| 1990 | — | #3,971 | 14 | |
| 1989 | — | #3,618 | 15 | |
| 1988 | — | #3,203 | 16 | |
| 1987 | — | #2,725 | 19 | |
| 1986 | — | #4,853 | 8 | |
| 1985 | — | #4,698 | 8 | |
| 1984 | — | #3,107 | 14 | |
| 1983 | — | #3,230 | 13 | |
| 1982 | — | #3,108 | 14 | |
| 1981 | — | #4,153 | 9 | |
| 1980 | — | #2,213 | 23 | |
| 1979 | — | #2,157 | 23 | |
| 1978 | — | #3,400 | 11 | |
| 1977 | — | #3,203 | 12 | |
| 1976 | — | #2,826 | 14 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,540 | 16 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,832 | 25 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,817 | 24 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,080 | 19 | |
| 1971 | — | #2,973 | 11 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,699 | 26 | |
| 1969 | — | #2,130 | 16 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,695 | 22 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,906 | 17 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,891 | 17 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,625 | 23 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,311 | 36 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,792 | 20 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,479 | 28 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,406 | 32 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,658 | 24 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,337 | 34 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,131 | 46 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,388 | 32 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,385 | 31 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,198 | 39 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,137 | 43 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,331 | 32 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,323 | 32 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,123 | 41 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,168 | 38 | |
| 1949 | — | #942 | 54 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,015 | 48 | |
| 1947 | #4,764 | 6 | #1,233 | 35 |
| 1946 | — | #1,124 | 38 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,103 | 35 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,055 | 39 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,120 | 37 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,036 | 42 | |
| 1941 | #3,559 | 7 | #1,019 | 40 |
| 1940 | — | #1,227 | 30 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,085 | 35 | |
| 1938 | — | #939 | 45 | |
| 1937 | — | #982 | 41 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,296 | 26 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,098 | 35 | |
| 1934 | — | #982 | 42 | |
| 1933 | — | #961 | 43 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,056 | 40 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,050 | 41 | |
| 1930 | — | #892 | 55 | |
| 1929 | — | #960 | 49 | |
| 1928 | — | #779 | 69 | |
| 1927 | — | #754 | 75 | |
| 1926 | — | #931 | 53 | |
| 1925 | — | #871 | 59 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,117 | 41 | |
| 1923 | #4,376 | 6 | #750 | 76 |
| 1922 | — | #730 | 81 | |
| 1921 | — | #609 | 108 | |
| 1920 | #4,975 | 5 | #660 | 93 |
| 1919 | — | #580 | 107 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,012 | 44 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,113 | 36 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,374 | 25 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,141 | 32 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,441 | 18 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,256 | 17 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,417 | 12 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,038 | 11 | |
| 1910 | — | #928 | 12 | |
| 1909 | — | #804 | 13 | |
| 1908 | — | #1,217 | 6 | |
| 1907 | — | #866 | 10 | |
| 1906 | — | #1,004 | 7 | |
| 1905 | — | #1,233 | 5 | |
| 1904 | — | #1,205 | 5 | |
| 1903 | — | #783 | 9 | |
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | #943 | 6 | |
| 1900 | — | #1,162 | 6 | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | #1,057 | 5 | |
| 1896 | — | #982 | 6 | |
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | #857 | 7 | |
| 1893 | — | #1,035 | 5 | |
| 1892 | — | #792 | 8 | |
| 1891 | — | #963 | 5 | |
| 1890 | — | #884 | 6 | |
| 1889 | — | #974 | 5 | |
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | #959 | 5 | |
| 1885 | — | #836 | 6 | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | #644 | 9 | |
| 1882 | — | #837 | 6 | |
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | #571 | 11 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Dempsey was already there! It came in at #571, and was given to 11 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1881, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Dempsey is popular in 1928
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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Top states · boys
- West Virginia#213 · 1 in 1,634
- Mississippi#353 · 1 in 3,324
- Virginia#354 · 1 in 3,768
- Alabama#381 · 1 in 3,883
- North Carolina#413 · 1 in 4,909
Best ever in a state: #210 in West Virginia, 1921.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #213 | 11 | 1 in 1,634 |
| Mississippi | #353 | 6 | 1 in 3,324 |
| Virginia | #354 | 6 | 1 in 3,768 |
| Alabama | #381 | 7 | 1 in 3,883 |
| North Carolina | #413 | 7 | 1 in 4,909 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 156 spots since 2024 (#2,835 → #2,991)
- 486 spots since 2020 (#2,505 → #2,991)
- 990 spots since 2015 (#2,001 → #2,991)
- Biggest jump: 432 spots in 1919 (#1,012 → #580)
- Biggest drop: 422 spots in 1904 (#783 → #1,205)
Rise & fade · boys
Peaked on debut
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1880 at #571 (11 births)
- Births halved by 1881, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 32 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 32 yrs · run 1925–1930
Share of babies · boys
1 in 9,160
- Highest: 1 in 9,160 boys born in 1919 were named Dempsey (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 41,660 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #571 in 1880, was only 1 in 10,045 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 16.6% of all boys named Dempsey (704) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2025
- Mostly boys until 2024, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 42 | #571 (1880) | #804 |
| 1890s | 42 | #792 (1892) | #939 |
| 1900s | 67 | #783 (1903) | #1,024 |
| 1910s | 314 | #580 (1919) | #1,130 |
| 1920s | 704 | #609 (1921) | #816 |
| 1930s | 403 | #892 (1930) | #1,034 |
| 1940s | 398 | #942 (1949) | #1,087 |
| 1950s | 368 | #1,123 (1951) | #1,252 |
| 1960s | 235 | #1,311 (1964) | #1,689 |
| 1970s | 181 | #1,699 (1970) | #2,453 |
| 1980s | 139 | #2,213 (1980) | #3,491 |
| 1990s | 165 | #3,202 (1996) | #3,937 |
| 2000s | 199 | #3,646 (2008) | #4,671 |
| 2010s | 674 | #1,641 (2014) | #2,094 |
| 2020s | 318 | #2,079 (2021) | #2,558 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Dempsey in 1928
boys
#779
69 births · 1 in 16,052 boys
Top boys' names in 1928
More about 1928
boys
1,107,613 boys got a published name in 1928; 1 in 16,052 of them was named Dempsey, which outranked 83.5% of the 4,723 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).