Dempsey
A unisex name of Irish origin, meaning proud, arrogant.
Babies a year
86
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#4201
5 babies
Dempsey by the numbers
In 2025, 5 babies in England and Wales were named Dempsey. In the US, 86 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 108 babies in 1921, making it a 1920s name.
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