Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Dempsey*

#1,787 most common boys' name of all time · #4,324 across all names · 89% male / 11% female · used 1880–2025 · notable crossover

Rank among boys
#1,787
Rank overall
#4,324 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
138 of 146
All-time
4,799
Since 2016
862
Peak year
2014 #1,641
Best rank
#579 1880
Girls Boys peak 124/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Dempsey is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 44 41 85 #2,991
2024 29 45 74 #2,837
2023 34 59 93 #2,348
2022 28 52 80 #2,590
2021 29 70 99 #2,080
2020 25 51 76 #2,506
2019 30 62 92 #2,229
2018 26 55 81 #2,387
2017 21 66 87 #2,093
2016 24 71 95 #2,012
2015 37 72 109 #2,005
2014 30 94 124 #1,641
2013 37 77 114 #1,852
2012 18 62 80 #2,155
2011 25 68 93 #2,000
2010 9 47 56 #2,581
2009 16 28 44 #3,724
2008 11 29 40 #3,646
2007 9 28 37 #3,690
2006 — 23 23 #4,107
2005 5 17 22 #4,830
2004 — 10 10 #6,988
2003 — 18 18 #4,433
2002 — 18 18 #4,326
2001 — 9 9 #6,949
2000 5 19 24 #4,069
1999 — 17 17 #4,171
1998 9 18 27 #3,854
1997 — 22 22 #3,266
1996 12 22 34 #3,206
1995 5 15 20 #4,059
1994 — 15 15 #4,102
1993 8 10 18 #5,370
1992 — 17 17 #3,613
1991 — 15 15 #3,818
1990 — 14 14 #3,976
1989 — 15 15 #3,629
1988 — 16 16 #3,211
1987 — 19 19 #2,728
1986 — 8 8 #4,874
1985 — 8 8 #4,714
1984 — 14 14 #3,117
1983 — 13 13 #3,237
1982 — 14 14 #3,119
1981 — 9 9 #4,167
1980 — 23 23 #2,222
1979 — 23 23 #2,163
1978 — 11 11 #3,409
1977 — 12 12 #3,214
1976 — 14 14 #2,837
1975 — 16 16 #2,548
1974 — 25 25 #1,838
1973 — 24 24 #1,823
1972 — 19 19 #2,091
1971 — 11 11 #2,979
1970 — 26 26 #1,704
1969 — 16 16 #2,135
1968 — 22 22 #1,701
1967 — 17 17 #1,913
1966 — 17 17 #1,897
1965 — 23 23 #1,629
1964 — 36 36 #1,314
1963 — 20 20 #1,794
1962 — 28 28 #1,484
1961 — 32 32 #1,411
1960 — 24 24 #1,661
1959 — 34 34 #1,339
1958 — 46 46 #1,134
1957 — 32 32 #1,391
1956 — 31 31 #1,390
1955 — 39 39 #1,203
1954 — 43 43 #1,141
1953 — 32 32 #1,334
1952 — 32 32 #1,325
1951 — 41 41 #1,124
1950 — 38 38 #1,168
1949 — 54 54 #943
1948 — 48 48 #1,017
1947 6 35 41 #1,234
1946 — 38 38 #1,125
1945 — 35 35 #1,106
1944 — 39 39 #1,058
1943 — 37 37 #1,122
1942 — 42 42 #1,038
1941 7 40 47 #1,019
1940 — 30 30 #1,233
1939 — 35 35 #1,085
1938 — 45 45 #942
1937 — 41 41 #990
1936 — 26 26 #1,303
1935 — 35 35 #1,100
1934 — 42 42 #985
1933 — 43 43 #964
1932 — 40 40 #1,059
1931 — 41 41 #1,054
1930 — 55 55 #897
1929 — 49 49 #964
1928 — 69 69 #780
1927 — 75 75 #754
1926 — 53 53 #934
1925 — 59 59 #873
1924 — 41 41 #1,120
1923 6 76 82 #751
1922 — 81 81 #732
1921 — 108 108 #609
1920 5 93 98 #663
1919 — 107 107 #581
1918 — 44 44 #1,014
1917 — 36 36 #1,115
1916 — 25 25 #1,381
1915 — 32 32 #1,144
1914 — 18 18 #1,444
1913 — 17 17 #1,266
1912 — 12 12 #1,429
1911 — 11 11 #1,064
1910 — 12 12 #938
1909 — 13 13 #816
1908 — 6 6 #1,235
1907 — 10 10 #885
1906 — 7 7 #1,027
1905 — 5 5 #1,261
1904 — 5 5 #1,237
1903 — 9 9 #803
1901 — 6 6 #964
1900 — 6 6 #1,189
1897 — 5 5 #1,088
1896 — 6 6 #1,007
1894 — 7 7 #882
1893 — 5 5 #1,056
1892 — 8 8 #809
1891 — 5 5 #992
1890 — 6 6 #912
1889 — 5 5 #995
1886 — 5 5 #986
1885 — 6 6 #851
1883 — 9 9 #655
1882 — 6 6 #852
1880 — 11 11 #579