Spencer
#1,022 for girls in 2025, 245 births · #360 for boys in 2025, 908 births
Given to boys 95.6% of the time
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- Peak · boys
- 1998 · 4,619 births
- Debut · boys
- 35 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 6 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 123,931since 1880
Spencer over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
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| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,022 | 245 | #360 | 908 |
| 2024 | #1,118 | 217 | #384 | 845 |
| 2023 | #1,036 | 245 | #361 | 903 |
| 2022 | #1,086 | 230 | #338 | 990 |
| 2021 | #1,045 | 241 | #315 | 1,050 |
| 2020 | #1,050 | 238 | #317 | 1,046 |
| 2019 | #1,057 | 242 | #321 | 1,038 |
| 2018 | #1,043 | 247 | #307 | 1,117 |
| 2017 | #978 | 267 | #292 | 1,212 |
| 2016 | #1,064 | 245 | #267 | 1,371 |
| 2015 | #1,091 | 239 | #252 | 1,433 |
| 2014 | #1,198 | 203 | #247 | 1,520 |
| 2013 | #1,309 | 179 | #248 | 1,459 |
| 2012 | #1,523 | 145 | #234 | 1,536 |
| 2011 | #1,968 | 100 | #226 | 1,585 |
| 2010 | #2,976 | 57 | #227 | 1,555 |
| 2009 | #4,013 | 38 | #217 | 1,696 |
| 2008 | #3,222 | 52 | #191 | 2,092 |
| 2007 | #3,531 | 46 | #173 | 2,365 |
| 2006 | #3,617 | 43 | #184 | 2,186 |
| 2005 | #3,730 | 39 | #177 | 2,317 |
| 2004 | #2,446 | 69 | #151 | 2,664 |
| 2003 | #2,840 | 54 | #139 | 2,908 |
| 2002 | #1,955 | 90 | #110 | 3,448 |
| 2001 | #2,013 | 84 | #103 | 3,732 |
| 2000 | #1,759 | 99 | #98 | 4,044 |
| 1999 | #1,492 | 115 | #92 | 4,194 |
| 1998 | #1,167 | 161 | #84 | 4,619 |
| 1997 | #1,442 | 115 | #104 | 3,766 |
| 1996 | #1,438 | 114 | #109 | 3,609 |
| 1995 | #1,337 | 123 | #104 | 3,618 |
| 1994 | #1,239 | 139 | #98 | 3,813 |
| 1993 | #1,211 | 143 | #96 | 3,884 |
| 1992 | #1,294 | 131 | #99 | 3,696 |
| 1991 | #1,277 | 131 | #105 | 3,564 |
| 1990 | #1,224 | 137 | #105 | 3,419 |
| 1989 | #1,435 | 103 | #107 | 3,126 |
| 1988 | #1,822 | 68 | #114 | 2,695 |
| 1987 | #2,044 | 54 | #124 | 2,251 |
| 1986 | #3,203 | 28 | #164 | 1,644 |
| 1985 | #4,635 | 16 | #216 | 1,114 |
| 1984 | #6,291 | 10 | #238 | 935 |
| 1983 | #3,806 | 20 | #238 | 943 |
| 1982 | #4,167 | 18 | #246 | 927 |
| 1981 | #5,885 | 11 | #260 | 827 |
| 1980 | #4,327 | 17 | #287 | 721 |
| 1979 | #5,427 | 12 | #250 | 847 |
| 1978 | #4,679 | 14 | #269 | 736 |
| 1977 | — | #269 | 731 | |
| 1976 | #8,156 | 6 | #256 | 771 |
| 1975 | #7,984 | 6 | #276 | 696 |
| 1974 | #6,900 | 7 | #320 | 564 |
| 1973 | #7,435 | 6 | #300 | 592 |
| 1972 | — | #299 | 621 | |
| 1971 | — | #309 | 622 | |
| 1970 | #5,818 | 8 | #291 | 717 |
| 1969 | — | #280 | 708 | |
| 1968 | #5,642 | 7 | #328 | 541 |
| 1967 | — | #390 | 375 | |
| 1966 | — | #391 | 366 | |
| 1965 | — | #356 | 456 | |
| 1964 | — | #385 | 425 | |
| 1963 | #6,592 | 5 | #396 | 410 |
| 1962 | — | #412 | 380 | |
| 1961 | — | #398 | 397 | |
| 1960 | #6,390 | 5 | #420 | 358 |
| 1959 | — | #448 | 319 | |
| 1958 | — | #465 | 284 | |
| 1957 | — | #465 | 275 | |
| 1956 | #5,325 | 6 | #431 | 308 |
| 1955 | — | #405 | 325 | |
| 1954 | — | #420 | 291 | |
| 1953 | — | #404 | 295 | |
| 1952 | — | #366 | 340 | |
| 1951 | — | #344 | 395 | |
| 1950 | #5,301 | 5 | #378 | 322 |
| 1949 | — | #376 | 319 | |
| 1948 | — | #385 | 313 | |
| 1947 | — | #373 | 337 | |
| 1946 | — | #373 | 303 | |
| 1945 | — | #364 | 266 | |
| 1944 | — | #356 | 282 | |
| 1943 | — | #327 | 351 | |
| 1942 | — | #344 | 312 | |
| 1941 | — | #337 | 291 | |
| 1940 | — | #350 | 262 | |
| 1939 | — | #345 | 259 | |
| 1938 | — | #397 | 206 | |
| 1937 | — | #423 | 180 | |
| 1936 | — | #394 | 193 | |
| 1935 | — | #447 | 163 | |
| 1934 | — | #409 | 185 | |
| 1933 | — | #445 | 155 | |
| 1932 | — | #468 | 151 | |
| 1931 | #3,848 | 6 | #478 | 141 |
| 1930 | — | #480 | 153 | |
| 1929 | — | #467 | 157 | |
| 1928 | — | #471 | 168 | |
| 1927 | — | #457 | 180 | |
| 1926 | — | #454 | 176 | |
| 1925 | — | #453 | 177 | |
| 1924 | — | #445 | 188 | |
| 1923 | — | #429 | 199 | |
| 1922 | #4,445 | 6 | #430 | 197 |
| 1921 | — | #437 | 195 | |
| 1920 | — | #391 | 229 | |
| 1919 | — | #472 | 160 | |
| 1918 | — | #408 | 210 | |
| 1917 | — | #396 | 204 | |
| 1916 | — | #434 | 169 | |
| 1915 | — | #440 | 153 | |
| 1914 | — | #433 | 124 | |
| 1913 | — | #378 | 124 | |
| 1912 | — | #377 | 105 | |
| 1911 | — | #323 | 70 | |
| 1910 | — | #337 | 54 | |
| 1909 | — | #330 | 49 | |
| 1908 | — | #274 | 61 | |
| 1907 | — | #331 | 41 | |
| 1906 | — | #400 | 29 | |
| 1905 | — | #322 | 38 | |
| 1904 | — | #288 | 44 | |
| 1903 | — | #360 | 28 | |
| 1902 | — | #348 | 32 | |
| 1901 | — | #325 | 30 | |
| 1900 | — | #319 | 44 | |
| 1899 | — | #276 | 39 | |
| 1898 | — | #288 | 40 | |
| 1897 | — | #392 | 23 | |
| 1896 | — | #363 | 28 | |
| 1895 | — | #305 | 35 | |
| 1894 | — | #349 | 27 | |
| 1893 | — | #391 | 21 | |
| 1892 | — | #320 | 33 | |
| 1891 | — | #283 | 33 | |
| 1890 | — | #316 | 30 | |
| 1889 | — | #332 | 28 | |
| 1888 | — | #286 | 38 | |
| 1887 | — | #247 | 41 | |
| 1886 | — | #317 | 29 | |
| 1885 | — | #364 | 23 | |
| 1884 | — | #306 | 32 | |
| 1883 | — | #309 | 28 | |
| 1882 | — | #298 | 33 | |
| 1881 | — | #318 | 26 | |
| 1880 | — | #282 | 35 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Spencer was already there! It came in at #282, and was given to 35 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1893–1894, when fewer than 28 boys a year got the name.
Where Spencer is popular in 1942
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Rhode Island#118 · 1 in 1,229
- District of Columbia#179 · 1 in 1,529
- Connecticut#180 · 1 in 2,386
- North Carolina#195 · 1 in 1,388
- Minnesota#244 · 1 in 3,343
Best ever in a state: #14 in Utah, 1999.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | #118 | 5 | 1 in 1,229 |
| District of Columbia | #179 | 6 | 1 in 1,529 |
| Connecticut | #180 | 7 | 1 in 2,386 |
| North Carolina | #195 | 30 | 1 in 1,388 |
| Minnesota | #244 | 8 | 1 in 3,343 |
| Michigan | #245 | 18 | 1 in 3,217 |
| Kansas | #250 | 6 | 1 in 2,548 |
| Indiana | #256 | 10 | 1 in 3,425 |
| Wisconsin | #260 | 7 | 1 in 4,227 |
| New York | #277 | 25 | 1 in 4,716 |
| Alabama | #278 | 13 | 1 in 2,514 |
| New Jersey | #281 | 6 | 1 in 6,240 |
| California | #295 | 21 | 1 in 3,478 |
| Illinois | #297 | 16 | 1 in 4,619 |
| Virginia | #297 | 9 | 1 in 3,281 |
| Louisiana | #305 | 11 | 1 in 2,380 |
| Tennessee | #306 | 9 | 1 in 3,548 |
| Oklahoma | #317 | 6 | 1 in 3,579 |
| Pennsylvania | #337 | 13 | 1 in 7,170 |
| South Carolina | #342 | 6 | 1 in 3,964 |
| Ohio | #385 | 8 | 1 in 8,537 |
| Kentucky | #394 | 6 | 1 in 4,999 |
| Georgia | #478 | 5 | 1 in 7,060 |
| Texas | #561 | 11 | 1 in 6,405 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 24 spots since 2024 (#384 → #360)
- 43 spots since 2020 (#317 → #360)
- 108 spots since 2015 (#252 → #360)
- Biggest jump: 104 spots in 1898 (#392 → #288)
- Biggest drop: 78 spots in 1906 (#322 → #400)
Rise & fade · boys
118 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1998 at #84 (4,619 births)
- Births halved by 2006, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 6 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 6 yrs · run 1992–1994
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 414
- Highest: 1 in 414 boys born in 1998 were named Spencer (0.24%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,881 boys born in 2025 (0.05%)
Era · boys
The 1990s
- 30.8% of all boys named Spencer (38,182) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 313 | #247 (1887) | #306 |
| 1890s | 309 | #276 (1899) | #328 |
| 1900s | 396 | #274 (1908) | #330 |
| 1910s | 1,373 | #323 (1911) | #400 |
| 1920s | 1,866 | #391 (1920) | #443 |
| 1930s | 1,786 | #345 (1939) | #429 |
| 1940s | 3,036 | #327 (1943) | #359 |
| 1950s | 3,154 | #344 (1951) | #413 |
| 1960s | 4,416 | #280 (1969) | #376 |
| 1970s | 6,897 | #250 (1979) | #284 |
| 1980s | 15,183 | #107 (1989) | #199 |
| 1990s | 38,182 | #84 (1998) | #100 |
| 2000s | 27,452 | #98 (2000) | #154 |
| 2010s | 13,826 | #226 (2011) | #262 |
| 2020s | 5,742 | #315 (2021) | #346 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Spencer in 1942
boys
#344
312 births · 1 in 4,427 boys
Top boys' names in 1942
More about 1942
boys
1,381,161 boys got a published name in 1942; 1 in 4,427 of them was named Spencer, which outranked 91.5% of the 4,044 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
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Biggest movers since 1941
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.