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Dempsey

Gender

Male

Origin

Celtic/Gaelic
proud
English
Gaelic
Proud; surname
Irish

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Surname

Pronunciation

d(e)-mp-sey, dem-psey

Famous People

Boxer Jack Dempsey

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1921 (rank #609, 108 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2991, 41 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #3459, 44 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20254144
20244529
20235934
20225228
20217029
20205125
20196230
20185526
20176621
20167124

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2010 (rank #1621, 14 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4209, 4 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #1957, 8 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4200, 5 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
202545
202483
202375
20223–
20216–
2020133
201985
201810–
201756
20167–

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 1993 (rank #2332, 4 births); most recent 2007 (rank #4503, 3 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence