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

Popularity by State (2024)

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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