NameTides

Dempsey

Dempsey was the #3,459 girls' name in the US in 2025 (44 babies), and #4,201 in England & Wales.

Dempsey as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
Dempsey as a girl’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & Wales
Dempsey as a girl’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.051880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & Wales
2025#3,459 (44)#4,201 (5)
2024#4,669 (29)#5,892 (3)
2023#4,191 (34)#4,057 (5)
2022#4,793 (28)—
2021#4,607 (29)—
2020#5,003 (25)#5,493 (3)
2019#4,546 (30)#4,001 (5)
2018#5,007 (26)—
2017#5,821 (21)#3,583 (6)
2016#5,445 (24)—
2015#3,989 (37)—
2014#4,657 (30)#5,691 (3)
2013#4,002 (37)#3,536 (6)
2012#6,872 (18)#4,171 (5)
2011#5,358 (25)—

Dempsey as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Dempsey as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & Wales
Dempsey as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#2,991 (41)#4,275 (4)—
2024#2,835 (45)#2,672 (8)—
2023#2,346 (59)#2,814 (7)—
2022#2,589 (52)#4,790 (3)—
2021#2,079 (70)#3,017 (6)—
2020#2,505 (51)#1,723 (13)—
2019#2,228 (62)#2,488 (8)—
2018#2,385 (55)#2,112 (10)—
2017#2,091 (66)#3,449 (5)—
2016#2,012 (71)#2,804 (7)—
2015#2,001 (72)#3,373 (5)—
2014#1,641 (94)#2,248 (9)—
2013#1,851 (77)#2,660 (7)—
2012#2,155 (62)#1,962 (11)—
2011#1,999 (68)#1,909 (11)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #3,459.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1920.
  • In 2025, 52% of US babies named Dempsey were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 37,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 37,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 50,000rare
USBoys2025about 1 in 42,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 67,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Dempsey is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 39,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 29,000 to 1 in 52,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Dempsey by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,271OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #3,285TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Dempsey (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
DempseyCanadaBoys—too few
DempseyEngland & WalesGirls#4,2015
DempseyEngland & WalesBoys#4,2754
DempseyNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
DempseyNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
DempseyUSGirls#3,45944
DempseyUSBoys#2,99141