Dempsey

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Dempsey is a given name used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (10% of births). There have been 4,714 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 4,208 as boys and 506 as girls. Dempsey gained popularity in the 1900s, peaked in 1921 and has since declined in popularity.

Popularity Over Time

Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	74
2023	93
2022	80
2021	99
2020	76
2019	92
2018	81
2017	87
2016	95
2015	109
2014	124
2013	114
2012	80
2011	93
2010	56
2009	44
2008	40
2007	37
2006	23
2005	22
2004	10
2003	18
2002	18
2001	9
2000	24
1999	17
1998	27
1997	22
1996	34
1995	20
1994	15
1993	18
1992	17
1991	15
1990	14
1989	15
1988	16
1987	19
1986	8
1985	8
1984	14
1983	13
1982	14
1981	9
1980	23
1979	23
1978	11
1977	12
1976	14
1975	16
1974	25
1973	24
1972	19
1971	11
1970	26
1969	16
1968	22
1967	17
1966	17
1965	23
1964	36
1963	20
1962	28
1961	32
1960	24
1959	34
1958	46
1957	32
1956	31
1955	39
1954	43
1953	32
1952	32
1951	41
1950	38
1949	54
1948	48
1947	41
1946	38
1945	35
1944	39
1943	37
1942	42
1941	47
1940	30
1939	35
1938	45
1937	41
1936	26
1935	35
1934	42
1933	43
1932	40
1931	41
1930	55
1929	49
1928	69
1927	75
1926	53
1925	59
1924	41
1923	82
1922	81
1921	108
1920	98
1919	107
1918	44
1917	36
1916	25
1915	32
1914	18
1913	17
1912	12
1911	11
1910	12
1909	13
1908	6
1907	10
1906	7
1905	5
1904	5
1903	9
1901	6
1900	6
1897	5
1896	6
1894	7
1893	5
1892	8
1891	5
1890	6
1889	5
1886	5
1885	6
1883	9
1882	6
1880	11