Dempsey
Boy name
Dempsey at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #2,827 in 2024
Dempsey popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #571 | 11 |
| 1890 | #884 | 6 |
| 1900 | #1,162 | 6 |
| 1910 | #928 | 12 |
| 1920 | #660 | 93 |
| 1930 | #892 | 55 |
| 1940 | #1,227 | 30 |
| 1950 | #1,169 | 38 |
| 1960 | #1,658 | 24 |
| 1970 | #1,699 | 26 |
| 1980 | #2,213 | 23 |
| 1990 | #3,971 | 14 |
| 2000 | #4,066 | 19 |
| 2010 | #2,579 | 47 |
| 2020 | #2,504 | 51 |
| 2024 | #2,827 | 45 |
All 137 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #571 | 11 |
| 1882 | #837 | 6 |
| 1883 | #644 | 9 |
| 1885 | #836 | 6 |
| 1886 | #959 | 5 |
| 1889 | #974 | 5 |
| 1890 | #884 | 6 |
| 1891 | #963 | 5 |
| 1892 | #792 | 8 |
| 1893 | #1,035 | 5 |
| 1894 | #857 | 7 |
| 1896 | #982 | 6 |
| 1897 | #1,057 | 5 |
| 1900 | #1,162 | 6 |
| 1901 | #943 | 6 |
| 1903 | #783 | 9 |
| 1904 | #1,205 | 5 |
| 1905 | #1,233 | 5 |
| 1906 | #1,004 | 7 |
| 1907 | #866 | 10 |
| 1908 | #1,217 | 6 |
| 1909 | #804 | 13 |
| 1910 | #928 | 12 |
| 1911 | #1,038 | 11 |
| 1912 | #1,417 | 12 |
| 1913 | #1,256 | 17 |
| 1914 | #1,441 | 18 |
| 1915 | #1,141 | 32 |
| 1916 | #1,374 | 25 |
| 1917 | #1,113 | 36 |
| 1918 | #1,012 | 44 |
| 1919 | #580 | 107 |
| 1920 | #660 | 93 |
| 1921 | #609 | 108 |
| 1922 | #730 | 81 |
| 1923 | #750 | 76 |
| 1924 | #1,117 | 41 |
| 1925 | #871 | 59 |
| 1926 | #931 | 53 |
| 1927 | #754 | 75 |
| 1928 | #779 | 69 |
| 1929 | #960 | 49 |
| 1930 | #892 | 55 |
| 1931 | #1,050 | 41 |
| 1932 | #1,056 | 40 |
| 1933 | #960 | 43 |
| 1934 | #982 | 42 |
| 1935 | #1,098 | 35 |
| 1936 | #1,296 | 26 |
| 1937 | #981 | 41 |
| 1938 | #939 | 45 |
| 1939 | #1,085 | 35 |
| 1940 | #1,227 | 30 |
| 1941 | #1,019 | 40 |
| 1942 | #1,036 | 42 |
| 1943 | #1,120 | 37 |
| 1944 | #1,055 | 39 |
| 1945 | #1,103 | 35 |
| 1946 | #1,124 | 38 |
| 1947 | #1,233 | 35 |
| 1948 | #1,015 | 48 |
| 1949 | #942 | 54 |
| 1950 | #1,169 | 38 |
| 1951 | #1,123 | 41 |
| 1952 | #1,323 | 32 |
| 1953 | #1,331 | 32 |
| 1954 | #1,136 | 43 |
| 1955 | #1,198 | 39 |
| 1956 | #1,385 | 31 |
| 1957 | #1,388 | 32 |
| 1958 | #1,130 | 46 |
| 1959 | #1,337 | 34 |
| 1960 | #1,658 | 24 |
| 1961 | #1,407 | 32 |
| 1962 | #1,479 | 28 |
| 1963 | #1,791 | 20 |
| 1964 | #1,310 | 36 |
| 1965 | #1,626 | 23 |
| 1966 | #1,893 | 17 |
| 1967 | #1,907 | 17 |
| 1968 | #1,695 | 22 |
| 1969 | #2,130 | 16 |
| 1970 | #1,699 | 26 |
| 1971 | #2,971 | 11 |
| 1972 | #2,079 | 19 |
| 1973 | #1,818 | 24 |
| 1974 | #1,833 | 25 |
| 1975 | #2,541 | 16 |
| 1976 | #2,826 | 14 |
| 1977 | #3,203 | 12 |
| 1978 | #3,400 | 11 |
| 1979 | #2,157 | 23 |
| 1980 | #2,213 | 23 |
| 1981 | #4,153 | 9 |
| 1982 | #3,108 | 14 |
| 1983 | #3,231 | 13 |
| 1984 | #3,108 | 14 |
| 1985 | #4,698 | 8 |
| 1986 | #4,853 | 8 |
| 1987 | #2,725 | 19 |
| 1988 | #3,203 | 16 |
| 1989 | #3,618 | 15 |
| 1990 | #3,971 | 14 |
| 1991 | #3,813 | 15 |
| 1992 | #3,604 | 17 |
| 1993 | #5,361 | 10 |
| 1994 | #4,094 | 15 |
| 1995 | #4,052 | 15 |
| 1996 | #3,202 | 22 |
| 1997 | #3,261 | 22 |
| 1998 | #3,849 | 18 |
| 1999 | #4,162 | 17 |
| 2000 | #4,066 | 19 |
| 2001 | #6,935 | 9 |
| 2002 | #4,322 | 18 |
| 2003 | #4,426 | 18 |
| 2004 | #6,976 | 10 |
| 2005 | #4,822 | 17 |
| 2006 | #4,104 | 23 |
| 2007 | #3,687 | 28 |
| 2008 | #3,646 | 29 |
| 2009 | #3,719 | 28 |
| 2010 | #2,579 | 47 |
| 2011 | #1,999 | 68 |
| 2012 | #2,155 | 62 |
| 2013 | #1,851 | 77 |
| 2014 | #1,641 | 94 |
| 2015 | #2,001 | 72 |
| 2016 | #2,012 | 71 |
| 2017 | #2,091 | 66 |
| 2018 | #2,385 | 55 |
| 2019 | #2,228 | 62 |
| 2020 | #2,504 | 51 |
| 2021 | #2,079 | 70 |
| 2022 | #2,587 | 52 |
| 2023 | #2,344 | 59 |
| 2024 | #2,827 | 45 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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