Dempsey

Dempsey is a male given name: 93% of people named Dempsey are men, and it is recorded as male in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

MaleMedium

Male 93%Female 7%

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 93% male / 7% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 3,814 male / 303 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Dempsey

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Dempsey," in English, "Guten Tag Dempsey," in German. Dempsey is a male given name: about 93% of people named Dempsey are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Dempsey,

German

Guten Tag Dempsey,

French

Bonjour Dempsey,

Spanish

Estimado/a Dempsey:

Chinese

Dempsey您好：

Japanese

Dempsey様

English

Hi Dempsey,

German

Hi Dempsey,

French

Salut Dempsey,

Spanish

Hola Dempsey,

Chinese

Dempsey你好：

Japanese

Dempseyさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Dempsey by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	man's name	93%

United States birth data

3,814 male · 303 female · 4,117 births recorded

Male 93%Female 7%

Since 1980: 79% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Dempsey a male or female name?

Dempsey is a male given name: 93% of people named Dempsey are men, and it is recorded as male in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

How do I address Dempsey in an email?

Is Dempsey a unisex name?

Dempsey is not a unisex name: 93% of people named Dempsey are men. Dempsey leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Dempsey a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/dempsey (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_dempsey,
  title  = {Is Dempsey a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/dempsey},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}