Dempsey vs Francis
Dempsey and Franciscompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Dempsey was ranked #4275 and Francis #193 among boys in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Dempsey was ranked #4201 and Francis #2138 among girls in England and Wales.
Dempsey and Francis over time
Dempsey and Francis appear together in 2 published lists, across 42 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Dempsey reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Francis in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Dempsey and Francis changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2025, ending at #4201 and #2138.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Dempsey #1591 in 1996, Francis #188 in 1996.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2025
Dempsey held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Francis in 29.
Highest recorded here: Dempsey #1591 in 1996, Francis #188 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Dempsey #4275, Francis #193.
England and Wales · Girls13 shared years, 1996–2025
Dempsey held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Francis in 5.
Highest recorded here: Dempsey #1958 in 1997, Francis #1863 in 2023.
The order changed in 2020: Francis moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #4001 and #4686; by 2020 that had become #5493 and #2449.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Dempsey #4201, Francis #2138.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Dempsey | Francis |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4201 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #193 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Dempsey and Francis both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Dempsey
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2350 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #1591 among boys in England and Wales, in 1996 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #4201 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Francis
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #74 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #16 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2138 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls