Dempsey
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About Dempsey
The name Dempsey is currently ranked #935 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #579 in 1880. It is currently rising in popularity. The name is most popular in DEMPSEY, DEMPSEY, and DEMPSEY. Dempsey is occasionally used for girls in 2025.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,644 | 94 | 48.9 |
| 2015 | #2,003 | 72 | 37.6 |
| 2016 | #2,015 | 71 | 37.4 |
| 2017 | #2,097 | 66 | 35.7 |
| 2018 | #2,397 | 55 | 30.3 |
| 2019 | #2,238 | 62 | 34.6 |
| 2020 | #2,519 | 51 | 29.5 |
| 2021 | #2,082 | 70 | 40 |
| 2022 | #2,593 | 52 | 29.8 |
| 2023 | #2,347 | 59 | 34.5 |
| 2024 | #2,833 | 45 | 26.1 |
| 2025 | #3,004 | 41 | 24 |
World rankings
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Famous Dempseys
- Dempsey Burges
U.S. Congressman from North Carolina
- Dempsey Cothrin Wilson
American racing driver
- (Perce) Dempsey Tabler
American actor
- Dempsey Travis
American civil rights activist
- Dempsey Hovland
American baseball promoter
- Dempsey Pappion
American actor
- Dempsey W. Morgan
American WWII pilot of the Tuskegee Airmen
- Gerald Dempsey "Buster" Posey III
American baseball catcher
- Quinlin Dempsey Stiller (b. 2005)
son of actors Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor
- Jack Dempsey
American boxer
- Patrick Dempsey
American actor
- Clint Dempsey
American soccer player
Dempsey in pop culture
- "Dempsey and Makepeace
" British TV series about main character Lt. James Dempsey
- Zachary "Zach" Dempsey
character in Jay Asher's novel and Netflix's series 13 Reasons Why
