Spencer
#1,022 for girls in 2025, 245 births · #360 for boys in 2025, 908 births
Given to boys 95.6% of the time
- 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
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| 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 | |
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 2008
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Utah#58 · 1 in 228
- Idaho#73 · 1 in 255
- Wyoming#79 · 1 in 213
- Iowa#121 · 1 in 422
- Maine#124 · 1 in 464
Best ever in a state: #14 in Utah, 1999.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #58 | 104 | 1 in 228 |
| Idaho | #73 | 36 | 1 in 255 |
| Wyoming | #79 | 10 | 1 in 213 |
| Iowa | #121 | 39 | 1 in 422 |
| Maine | #124 | 11 | 1 in 464 |
| Washington | #125 | 73 | 1 in 510 |
| Vermont | #126 | 5 | 1 in 388 |
| West Virginia | #127 | 18 | 1 in 481 |
| Rhode Island | #135 | 9 | 1 in 500 |
| Nebraska | #136 | 21 | 1 in 492 |
| Tennessee | #136 | 64 | 1 in 589 |
| Ohio | #137 | 100 | 1 in 644 |
| Wisconsin | #138 | 51 | 1 in 576 |
| Minnesota | #140 | 48 | 1 in 622 |
| Michigan | #143 | 77 | 1 in 668 |
| New Hampshire | #146 | 9 | 1 in 586 |
| Colorado | #149 | 50 | 1 in 594 |
| Delaware | #149 | 7 | 1 in 564 |
| South Dakota | #150 | 9 | 1 in 463 |
| Pennsylvania | #157 | 81 | 1 in 788 |
| Connecticut | #158 | 21 | 1 in 769 |
| Kansas | #158 | 28 | 1 in 604 |
| Montana | #158 | 9 | 1 in 469 |
| New York | #162 | 122 | 1 in 894 |
| Arkansas | #166 | 24 | 1 in 634 |
| North Carolina | #167 | 72 | 1 in 774 |
| Maryland | #168 | 37 | 1 in 808 |
| Hawaii | #171 | 8 | 1 in 626 |
| Massachusetts | #173 | 33 | 1 in 970 |
| Nevada | #181 | 22 | 1 in 686 |
| Missouri | #183 | 42 | 1 in 822 |
| Indiana | #184 | 45 | 1 in 851 |
| Kentucky | #184 | 27 | 1 in 875 |
| North Dakota | #189 | 5 | 1 in 698 |
| Oklahoma | #189 | 25 | 1 in 857 |
| Virginia | #191 | 44 | 1 in 977 |
| Louisiana | #193 | 28 | 1 in 898 |
| Oregon | #196 | 27 | 1 in 746 |
| South Carolina | #203 | 23 | 1 in 1,000 |
| Illinois | #205 | 71 | 1 in 1,053 |
| Georgia | #206 | 61 | 1 in 1,003 |
| Mississippi | #210 | 16 | 1 in 983 |
| New Jersey | #215 | 37 | 1 in 1,232 |
| Florida | #216 | 87 | 1 in 1,155 |
| District of Columbia | #222 | 5 | 1 in 847 |
| California | #245 | 194 | 1 in 1,310 |
| Alabama | #258 | 19 | 1 in 1,321 |
| Arizona | #289 | 29 | 1 in 1,497 |
| Texas | #320 | 104 | 1 in 1,819 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1998 at #84 (4,619 births)
- Births halved by 2006, 8 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 6 yrs · run 1992–1994
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 414 boys born in 1998 were named Spencer (0.24%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,881 boys born in 2025 (0.05%)
- 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 2008
Top girls' names in 2008
Top boys' names in 2008
More about 2008
girls
1,890,938 girls got a published name in 2008; 1 in 36,364 of them was named Spencer, which outranked 84.3% of the 20,482 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,158Toby53
- #3,158Vayda53
- #3,158Zella53
- #3,222Spencer52
- #3,222Aine52
- #3,222Aline52
- #3,222Alizae52
- #3,267Abbagail51
- #3,267Abbi51
- #3,267Adrionna51
Tied with 44 names at #3,222; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,040,150 boys got a published name in 2008; 1 in 975 of them was named Spencer, which outranked 98.7% of the 14,625 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).