Dempsey Forename

129,850th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 3,086 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Nauru

Dempsey Forename Definition:

A Celtic name, meaning: Proud.

Dempsey Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
95%
 
2,5071:144,6105,740
Philippines
79%
 
1041:1,019,32227,617
Brazil
100%
701:3,060,51656,278
Belgium
100%
671:171,4934,532
Canada
100%
521:637,18015,264
South Africa
95%
 
411:1,330,06545,932
Venezuela
99%
 
411:736,63217,458
Northern Ireland
100%
391:47,2601,199
England
81%
 
261:2,138,57426,646
Netherlands
100%
231:734,87314,886
Dominican Republic-191:549,01414,985
Peru
100%
111:2,890,13225,809
Colombia-101:4,777,89327,360
Australia-81:1,707,20316,445
Qatar-81:296,20131,456
Panama-31:1,302,18625,104
Nigeria
100%
31:59,188,120318,216
Guyana-31:254,42114,062
Ireland
100%
31:1,547,8407,573
Uruguay-31:1,142,54610,015
China-31:455,351,92789,064
Germany-21:48,338,93872,742
Thailand
100%
21:35,032,906298,615
Nicaragua
100%
21:3,009,16824,322
India
100%
21:607,438,9864,324,298
Indonesia-21:128,981,8341,206,875
Nauru
100%
21:5,964459
Costa Rica
100%
21:2,383,97418,662
Malaysia
100%
21:15,224,970260,513
Papua New Guinea
100%
21:4,076,157155,819
Zambia-11:15,854,79466,637
Taiwan-11:23,769,682193,280
Turks and Caicos Islands-11:34,7071,398
Romania-11:20,051,97655,376
Scotland
100%
11:5,350,36624,769
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Sudan-11:37,806,97510,689
Haiti-11:10,726,95341,696
Afghanistan-11:32,623,51666,536
Bulgaria-11:6,990,39027,036
Cayman Islands-11:61,2992,487
Chile
100%
11:17,607,20848,996
Czechia
100%
11:10,656,16211,509
Ecuador-11:17,726,91931,775
El Salvador-11:6,341,78616,428
France
100%
11:66,470,34085,030
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Honduras-11:8,817,46733,018
Hong Kong-11:7,752,72520,144
Jamaica-11:2,883,22722,340
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
North Macedonia-11:2,090,75715,787
Mexico
100%
11:124,144,427140,512
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970

Dempsey (64,328) may also be a surname.

Dempsey Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Celtic name, meaning: Proud.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Dempsey Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Demphsey933/
Dhempsey932/
Deempsey931/
Demmpsey931/
Diempsey931/
Dempsy92203/
Dempse9211/
Dempsie8664/
Dimpsey8610/
Dempsei866/
Denpsey866/
Dempscy863/
Dempsys862/
Dempsse861/
Dempshy861/
Dempset861/
Demphsy861/
Dempcey861/
Dempsi7719/
Dimpsy7714/
Denpsy774/
Dampsy773/
Dempcy773/
Denpse772/
Dempze771/
Dympsy771/
Deempsi714/
Diempcy711/
Dimpshe711/
Dimpsie711/
Dimpsee711/
Duimpje572/
Denpsis571/
Dhembje571/

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