How Many People Are Named Dempsey?
people named Dempsey are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 120,093 people in the US has this name
Based on 4,799 babies named Dempsey in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
124 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Dempsey, 18.6% were girls and 81.4% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Dempsey rose from 0% in the 1910s to 37.3% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Dempsey alive today is about 30 years old, and 62% are under 30. Half of them were between 8 and 55 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Dempsey first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2014, to 124 babies. In 2025, 85 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Dempsey has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #579, in 1880. In 2025 it ranked #3,003. Among girls, its best rank was #3,478, in 2025.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,003 | #3,478 |
| Best rank | #579 (1880) | #3,478 (2025) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #787 in the 1920s | #5,243 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Dempsey alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Dempsey were born in California than in any other state: about 120 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Dempsey was given 7.5 times as often in West Virginia, 5.6 times in North Carolina and 4 times in Alabama.
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