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
#84
1998 · 4,619 births
Debut · boys
1880
35 births
In top 100 · boys
6 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
123,931
since 1880

Spencer over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201997peak #84, 1998boys
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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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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,022245#360908
2024#1,118217#384845
2023#1,036245#361903
2022#1,086230#338990
2021#1,045241#3151,050
2020#1,050238#3171,046
2019#1,057242#3211,038
2018#1,043247#3071,117
2017#978267#2921,212
2016#1,064245#2671,371
2015#1,091239#2521,433
2014#1,198203#2471,520
2013#1,309179#2481,459
2012#1,523145#2341,536
2011#1,968100#2261,585
2010#2,97657#2271,555
2009#4,01338#2171,696
2008#3,22252#1912,092
2007#3,53146#1732,365
2006#3,61743#1842,186
2005#3,73039#1772,317
2004#2,44669#1512,664
2003#2,84054#1392,908
2002#1,95590#1103,448
2001#2,01384#1033,732
2000#1,75999#984,044
1999#1,492115#924,194
1998#1,167161#844,619
1997#1,442115#1043,766
1996#1,438114#1093,609
1995#1,337123#1043,618
1994#1,239139#983,813
1993#1,211143#963,884
1992#1,294131#993,696
1991#1,277131#1053,564
1990#1,224137#1053,419
1989#1,435103#1073,126
1988#1,82268#1142,695
1987#2,04454#1242,251
1986#3,20328#1641,644
1985#4,63516#2161,114
1984#6,29110#238935
1983#3,80620#238943
1982#4,16718#246927
1981#5,88511#260827
1980#4,32717#287721
1979#5,42712#250847
1978#4,67914#269736
1977—#269731
1976#8,1566#256771
1975#7,9846#276696
1974#6,9007#320564
1973#7,4356#300592
1972—#299621
1971—#309622
1970#5,8188#291717
1969—#280708
1968#5,6427#328541
1967—#390375
1966—#391366
1965—#356456
1964—#385425
1963#6,5925#396410
1962—#412380
1961—#398397
1960#6,3905#420358
1959—#448319
1958—#465284
1957—#465275
1956#5,3256#431308
1955—#405325
1954—#420291
1953—#404295
1952—#366340
1951—#344395
1950#5,3015#378322
1949—#376319
1948—#385313
1947—#373337
1946—#373303
1945—#364266
1944—#356282
1943—#327351
1942—#344312
1941—#337291
1940—#350262
1939—#345259
1938—#397206
1937—#423180
1936—#394193
1935—#447163
1934—#409185
1933—#445155
1932—#468151
1931#3,8486#478141
1930—#480153
1929—#467157
1928—#471168
1927—#457180
1926—#454176
1925—#453177
1924—#445188
1923—#429199
1922#4,4456#430197
1921—#437195
1920—#391229
1919—#472160
1918—#408210
1917—#396204
1916—#434169
1915—#440153
1914—#433124
1913—#378124
1912—#377105
1911—#32370
1910—#33754
1909—#33049
1908—#27461
1907—#33141
1906—#40029
1905—#32238
1904—#28844
1903—#36028
1902—#34832
1901—#32530
1900—#31944
1899—#27639
1898—#28840
1897—#39223
1896—#36328
1895—#30535
1894—#34927
1893—#39121
1892—#32033
1891—#28333
1890—#31630
1889—#33228
1888—#28638
1887—#24741
1886—#31729
1885—#36423
1884—#30632
1883—#30928
1882—#29833
1881—#31826
1880—#28235
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 1997

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #85 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 280 boysAKMaine: #56 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 213 boysMEVermont: #86 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 272 boysVTNew Hampshire: #85 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 298 boysNHWashington: #67 for boys · 135 births · 1 in 250 boysWAIdaho: #59 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 197 boysIDMontana: #55 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 192 boysMTNorth Dakota: #70 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 223 boysNDMinnesota: #64 for boys · 119 births · 1 in 242 boysMNIllinois: #143 for boys · 120 births · 1 in 664 boysILWisconsin: #75 for boys · 100 births · 1 in 287 boysWIMichigan: #71 for boys · 192 births · 1 in 309 boysMINew York: #136 for boys · 147 births · 1 in 782 boysNYMassachusetts: #104 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 558 boysMARhode Island: #144 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 872 boysRIOregon: #71 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 276 boysORNevada: #124 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 486 boysNVWyoming: #106 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 330 boysWYSouth Dakota: #58 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 185 boysSDIowa: #55 for boys · 87 births · 1 in 187 boysIAIndiana: #82 for boys · 113 births · 1 in 330 boysINOhio: #83 for boys · 194 births · 1 in 361 boysOHPennsylvania: #125 for boys · 100 births · 1 in 660 boysPANew Jersey: #186 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,266 boysNJConnecticut: #88 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 420 boysCTCalifornia: #135 for boys · 428 births · 1 in 574 boysCAUtah: #26 for boys · 162 births · 1 in 118 boysUTColorado: #82 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 313 boysCONebraska: #75 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 250 boysNEMissouri: #100 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 387 boysMOKentucky: #98 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 455 boysKYWest Virginia: #156 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 843 boysWVVirginia: #98 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 482 boysVAMaryland: #116 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 562 boysMDDelaware: #136 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 653 boysDEArizona: #123 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 471 boysAZNew Mexico: #169 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 711 boysNMKansas: #102 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 407 boysKSArkansas: #82 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 349 boysARTennessee: #90 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 385 boysTNNorth Carolina: #89 for boys · 119 births · 1 in 395 boysNCSouth Carolina: #102 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 517 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #140 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 553 boysDCOklahoma: #100 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 402 boysOKLouisiana: #147 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 689 boysLAMississippi: #215 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,069 boysMSAlabama: #105 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 502 boysALGeorgia: #93 for boys · 112 births · 1 in 448 boysGAHawaii: #58 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 229 boysHITexas: #191 for boys · 171 births · 1 in 919 boysTXFlorida: #110 for boys · 164 births · 1 in 524 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Utah#26 · 1 in 118
  2. Iowa#55 · 1 in 187
  3. Montana#55 · 1 in 192
  4. Maine#56 · 1 in 213
  5. South Dakota#58 · 1 in 185

Best ever in a state: #14 in Utah, 1999.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#261621 in 118
Iowa#55871 in 187
Montana#55211 in 192
Maine#56271 in 213
Hawaii#58231 in 229
South Dakota#58211 in 185
Idaho#59381 in 197
Minnesota#641191 in 242
Washington#671351 in 250
North Dakota#70171 in 223
Michigan#711921 in 309
Oregon#71701 in 276
Nebraska#75391 in 250
Wisconsin#751001 in 287
Arkansas#82421 in 349
Colorado#82801 in 313
Indiana#821131 in 330
Ohio#831941 in 361
Alaska#85121 in 280
New Hampshire#85201 in 298
Vermont#8691 in 272
Connecticut#88441 in 420
North Carolina#891191 in 395
Tennessee#90901 in 385
Georgia#931121 in 448
Kentucky#98511 in 455
Virginia#98801 in 482
Missouri#100891 in 387
Oklahoma#100501 in 402
Kansas#102381 in 407
South Carolina#102391 in 517
Massachusetts#104651 in 558
Alabama#105491 in 502
Wyoming#10661 in 330
Florida#1101641 in 524
Maryland#116501 in 562
Arizona#123731 in 471
Nevada#124221 in 486
Pennsylvania#1251001 in 660
California#1354281 in 574
Delaware#13661 in 653
New York#1361471 in 782
District of Columbia#14091 in 553
Illinois#1431201 in 664
Rhode Island#14461 in 872
Louisiana#147391 in 689
West Virginia#156111 in 843
New Mexico#169151 in 711
New Jersey#186381 in 1,266
Texas#1911711 in 919
Mississippi#215141 in 1,069

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.

See more about Spencer
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s313#247 (1887)#306
1890s309#276 (1899)#328
1900s396#274 (1908)#330
1910s1,373#323 (1911)#400
1920s1,866#391 (1920)#443
1930s1,786#345 (1939)#429
1940s3,036#327 (1943)#359
1950s3,154#344 (1951)#413
1960s4,416#280 (1969)#376
1970s6,897#250 (1979)#284
1980s15,183#107 (1989)#199
1990s38,182#84 (1998)#100
2000s27,452#98 (2000)#154
2010s13,826#226 (2011)#262
2020s5,742#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 1997

girls
#1,442
115 births · 1 in 15,137 girls
boys
#104
3,766 births · 1 in 501 boys

Top girls' names in 1997

  1. #1Emily25,734
  2. #2Jessica21,045
  3. #3Ashley20,897
  4. #4Sarah20,716
  5. #5Hannah20,597
  6. #6Samantha20,170
  7. #7Taylor19,504
  8. #8Alexis17,171
  9. #9Elizabeth15,430
  10. #10Madison15,189
  11. #1,442Spencer115

Top boys' names in 1997

  1. #1Michael37,562
  2. #2Jacob34,163
  3. #3Matthew31,517
  4. #4Christopher29,108
  5. #5Joshua28,289
  6. #6Nicholas27,258
  7. #7Andrew25,208
  8. #8Brandon25,197
  9. #9Austin25,118
  10. #10Tyler24,879
  11. #104Spencer3,766
More about 1997

girls

1,740,710 girls got a published name in 1997; 1 in 15,137 of them was named Spencer, which outranked 91.1% of the 16,163 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Spencer
  1. #1,434Samira116
  2. #1,434Shawnee116
  3. #1,434Staci116
  4. #1,442Spencer115
  5. #1,442Davina115
  6. #1,442Isabela115
  7. #1,442Jamia115
  8. #1,449Britany114
  9. #1,449Hayleigh114
  10. #1,449Janel114

Tied with 6 names at #1,442; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1996
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,582Yulisa#10,567 → #985
  2. ↑ 3,882Yulissa#4,306 → #424
  3. ↑ 2,634Tea#3,429 → #795
  4. ↑ 2,046Taya#2,901 → #855
  5. ↑ 1,202Julisa#1,930 → #728
Fallers
  1. ↓ 931Yamilex#707 → #1,638
  2. ↓ 477Suzette#998 → #1,475
  3. ↓ 457Chynna#834 → #1,291
  4. ↓ 396Moesha#547 → #943
  5. ↓ 377Daijah#975 → #1,352

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,885,140 boys got a published name in 1997; 1 in 501 of them was named Spencer, which outranked 99.0% of the 10,814 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Spencer
  1. #101Jake3,840
  2. #102Peter3,829
  3. #103Gregory3,802
  4. #104Spencer3,766
  5. #105Victor3,701
  6. #106Derek3,672
  7. #107Brendan3,621
Biggest movers since 1996
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,420Jaret#2,145 → #725
  2. ↑ 712Kobe#1,265 → #553
  3. ↑ 580Ronaldo#1,465 → #885
  4. ↑ 420Jarett#1,334 → #914
  5. ↑ 416Gianni#1,093 → #677
Fallers
  1. ↓ 562Shaquille#662 → #1,224
  2. ↓ 373Dalvin#977 → #1,350
  3. ↓ 355Montel#990 → #1,345
  4. ↓ 328Codie#884 → #1,212
  5. ↓ 328Jair#884 → #1,212

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1997 →