Dempsey
Mostly boys · DEMP-see · Irish
Dempsey is a name of Irish origin, meaning “proud”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 2,990th for boys in the US (41 babies).
What does Dempsey mean?
Irish: Irish surname Ó Díomasaigh, from díomasach
“proud”
Jack Dempsey was a famous world heavyweight boxing champion of the 1920s.
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Is Dempsey a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Dempsey has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls and 4 boys in the UK and 44 girls and 41 boys in the US.
How popular is Dempsey in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 41% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Dempsey, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,829th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 14 boys. 5 girls were also named Dempsey in 2025 (4,276th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Dempsey in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Girls were 46% of the babies named Dempsey in the UK in 1996, and 27% in 2024.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Dempsey in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 13 | #1,829 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,234 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,207 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,080 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,011 |
| 2010 | 14 | #1,724 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,445 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 1 | #5,377 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,090 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,054 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 7 | #1,727 |
| 1997 | 7 | #1,678 |
| 1996 | 7 | #1,652 |
How popular is Dempsey in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,990among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 41about 1 in 42,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 41 boys in the US were named Dempsey, making it the 2,990th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,504th. Its busiest year was 1921, with 108 boys. 44 girls were also named Dempsey in 2025 (3,458th for girls).
2025 had fewer boys named Dempsey than any year since 2009.
Half of all the boys named Dempsey in the US since 1880 were born between 1928 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 5% of the babies named Dempsey in the US in 1920, and 52% in 2025.
Dempsey in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41 | #2,990 |
| 2024 | 45 | #2,835 |
| 2023 | 59 | #2,345 |
| 2022 | 52 | #2,588 |
| 2021 | 70 | #2,078 |
| 2020 | 51 | #2,504 |
| 2019 | 62 | #2,227 |
| 2018 | 55 | #2,384 |
| 2017 | 66 | #2,090 |
| 2016 | 71 | #2,012 |
| 2015 | 72 | #2,001 |
| 2014 | 94 | #1,641 |
| 2013 | 77 | #1,850 |
| 2012 | 62 | #2,154 |
| 2011 | 68 | #1,998 |
| 2010 | 47 | #2,578 |
| 2009 | 28 | #3,719 |
| 2008 | 29 | #3,643 |
| 2007 | 28 | #3,685 |
| 2006 | 23 | #4,101 |
| 2005 | 17 | #4,819 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 18 | #4,421 |
| 2002 | 18 | #4,316 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 19 | #4,060 |
| 1999 | 17 | #4,157 |
| 1998 | 18 | #3,845 |
| 1997 | 22 | #3,256 |
| 1996 | 22 | #3,197 |
| 1995 | 15 | #4,046 |
| 1994 | 15 | #4,088 |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,353 |
| 1992 | 17 | #3,597 |
| 1991 | 15 | #3,806 |
| 1990 | 14 | #3,965 |
| 1989 | 15 | #3,612 |
| 1988 | 16 | #3,198 |
| 1987 | 19 | #2,721 |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,848 |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,693 |
| 1984 | 14 | #3,105 |
| 1983 | 13 | #3,229 |
| 1982 | 14 | #3,107 |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,151 |
| 1980 | 23 | #2,213 |
| 1979 | 23 | #2,156 |
| 1978 | 11 | #3,399 |
| 1977 | 12 | #3,201 |
| 1976 | 14 | #2,825 |
| 1975 | 16 | #2,538 |
| 1974 | 25 | #1,832 |
| 1973 | 24 | #1,817 |
| 1972 | 19 | #2,080 |
| 1971 | 11 | #2,971 |
| 1970 | 26 | #1,698 |
| 1969 | 16 | #2,129 |
| 1968 | 22 | #1,694 |
| 1967 | 17 | #1,905 |
| 1966 | 17 | #1,890 |
| 1965 | 23 | #1,624 |
| 1964 | 36 | #1,310 |
| 1963 | 20 | #1,791 |
| 1962 | 28 | #1,478 |
| 1961 | 32 | #1,405 |
| 1960 | 24 | #1,657 |
| 1959 | 34 | #1,336 |
| 1958 | 46 | #1,130 |
| 1957 | 32 | #1,387 |
| 1956 | 31 | #1,384 |
| 1955 | 39 | #1,197 |
| 1954 | 43 | #1,136 |
| 1953 | 32 | #1,330 |
| 1952 | 32 | #1,322 |
| 1951 | 41 | #1,122 |
| 1950 | 38 | #1,167 |
| 1949 | 54 | #941 |
| 1948 | 48 | #1,014 |
| 1947 | 35 | #1,232 |
| 1946 | 38 | #1,123 |
| 1945 | 35 | #1,102 |
| 1944 | 39 | #1,055 |
| 1943 | 37 | #1,120 |
| 1942 | 42 | #1,036 |
| 1941 | 40 | #1,019 |
| 1940 | 30 | #1,227 |
| 1939 | 35 | #1,085 |
| 1938 | 45 | #939 |
| 1937 | 41 | #982 |
| 1936 | 26 | #1,296 |
| 1935 | 35 | #1,098 |
| 1934 | 42 | #982 |
| 1933 | 43 | #961 |
| 1932 | 40 | #1,056 |
| 1931 | 41 | #1,050 |
| 1930 | 55 | #892 |
| 1929 | 49 | #960 |
| 1928 | 69 | #779 |
| 1927 | 75 | #754 |
| 1926 | 53 | #931 |
| 1925 | 59 | #871 |
| 1924 | 41 | #1,117 |
| 1923 | 76 | #750 |
| 1922 | 81 | #730 |
| 1921 | 108 | #609 |
| 1920 | 93 | #660 |
| 1919 | 107 | #580 |
| 1918 | 44 | #1,012 |
| 1917 | 36 | #1,113 |
| 1916 | 25 | #1,374 |
| 1915 | 32 | #1,141 |
| 1914 | 18 | #1,441 |
| 1913 | 17 | #1,256 |
| 1912 | 12 | #1,416 |
| 1911 | 11 | #1,037 |
| 1910 | 12 | #927 |
| 1909 | 13 | #804 |
| 1908 | 6 | #1,216 |
| 1907 | 10 | #865 |
| 1906 | 7 | #1,003 |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,232 |
| 1904 | 5 | #1,204 |
| 1903 | 9 | #783 |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 6 | #942 |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,161 |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 5 | #1,056 |
| 1896 | 6 | #981 |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 7 | #856 |
| 1893 | 5 | #1,034 |
| 1892 | 8 | #791 |
| 1891 | 5 | #962 |
| 1890 | 6 | #884 |
| 1889 | 5 | #973 |
| 1888 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 5 | #959 |
| 1885 | 6 | #835 |
| 1884 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 9 | #644 |
| 1882 | 6 | #836 |
| 1881 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 11 | #571 |
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