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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020202011peak #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 2011

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Spencer, so not publishedAKMaine: #72 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 239 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Spencer, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #98 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 327 boysNHWashington: #182 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 749 boysWAIdaho: #158 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 543 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Spencer, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Spencer, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #157 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 655 boysMNIllinois: #263 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 1,303 boysILWisconsin: #152 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 621 boysWIMichigan: #153 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 670 boysMINew York: #270 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 1,514 boysNYMassachusetts: #206 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,111 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Spencer, so not publishedRIOregon: #155 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 587 boysORNevada: #316 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,485 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Spencer, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #228 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 796 boysSDIowa: #199 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 753 boysIAIndiana: #156 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 693 boysINOhio: #181 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 829 boysOHPennsylvania: #179 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 857 boysPANew Jersey: #284 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,570 boysNJConnecticut: #189 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 860 boysCTCalifornia: #317 for boys · 121 births · 1 in 1,904 boysCAUtah: #73 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 274 boysUTColorado: #232 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 967 boysCONebraska: #169 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 612 boysNEMissouri: #184 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 790 boysMOKentucky: #174 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 739 boysKYWest Virginia: #229 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,061 boysWVVirginia: #233 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,215 boysVAMaryland: #256 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,335 boysMDDelaware: #199 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 731 boysDEArizona: #235 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 991 boysAZNew Mexico: #341 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,591 boysNMKansas: #185 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 694 boysKSArkansas: #184 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 691 boysARTennessee: #178 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 792 boysTNNorth Carolina: #202 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 942 boysNCSouth Carolina: #206 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 956 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #216 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 810 boysDCOklahoma: #219 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 884 boysOKLouisiana: #263 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,248 boysLAMississippi: #187 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 817 boysMSAlabama: #367 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,083 boysALGeorgia: #234 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 1,122 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Spencer, so not publishedHITexas: #349 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 2,035 boysTXFlorida: #291 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 1,586 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Maine#72 · 1 in 239
  2. Utah#73 · 1 in 274
  3. New Hampshire#98 · 1 in 327
  4. Wisconsin#152 · 1 in 621
  5. Michigan#153 · 1 in 670

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maine#72201 in 239
Utah#73781 in 274
New Hampshire#98151 in 327
Wisconsin#152441 in 621
Michigan#153721 in 670
Oregon#155311 in 587
Indiana#156521 in 693
Minnesota#157431 in 655
Idaho#158151 in 543
Nebraska#169161 in 612
Kentucky#174301 in 739
Tennessee#178441 in 792
Pennsylvania#179711 in 857
Ohio#181721 in 829
Washington#182481 in 749
Arkansas#184211 in 691
Missouri#184411 in 790
Kansas#185231 in 694
Mississippi#187171 in 817
Connecticut#189171 in 860
Delaware#19951 in 731
Iowa#199201 in 753
North Carolina#202541 in 942
Massachusetts#206271 in 1,111
South Carolina#206221 in 956
District of Columbia#21651 in 810
Oklahoma#219231 in 884
South Dakota#22851 in 796
West Virginia#22981 in 1,061
Colorado#232281 in 967
Virginia#233341 in 1,215
Georgia#234491 in 1,122
Arizona#235371 in 991
Maryland#256211 in 1,335
Illinois#263521 in 1,303
Louisiana#263191 in 1,248
New York#270691 in 1,514
New Jersey#284271 in 1,570
Florida#291581 in 1,586
Nevada#31691 in 1,485
California#3171211 in 1,904
New Mexico#34161 in 1,591
Texas#349861 in 2,035
Alabama#367111 in 2,083
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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.

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 2011

girls
#1,968
100 births · 1 in 17,591 girls
boys
#226
1,585 births · 1 in 1,198 boys

Top girls' names in 2011

  1. #1Sophia21,863
  2. #2Isabella19,931
  3. #3Emma18,825
  4. #4Olivia17,335
  5. #5Ava15,518
  6. #6Emily14,277
  7. #7Abigail13,266
  8. #8Madison12,406
  9. #9Mia11,543
  10. #10Chloe11,007
  11. #1,968Spencer100

Top boys' names in 2011

  1. #1Jacob20,403
  2. #2Mason19,530
  3. #3William17,362
  4. #4Jayden17,019
  5. #5Noah16,883
  6. #6Michael16,823
  7. #7Ethan16,702
  8. #8Alexander15,717
  9. #9Aiden15,520
  10. #10Daniel15,307
  11. #226Spencer1,585
More about 2011

girls

1,759,066 girls got a published name in 2011; 1 in 17,591 of them was named Spencer, which outranked 90.0% of the 19,590 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Spencer
  1. #1,953Saoirse101
  2. #1,953Trista101
  3. #1,953Zaniah101
  4. #1,968Spencer100
  5. #1,968Acacia100
  6. #1,968Alexys100
  7. #1,968Alysia100
  8. #1,982Aislynn99
  9. #1,982Aleeyah99
  10. #1,982Aleksandra99

Tied with 13 names at #1,968; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2010
Risers
  1. ↑ 814Milania#1,629 → #815
  2. ↑ 554Alianna#1,529 → #975
  3. ↑ 444Hattie#1,438 → #994
  4. ↑ 419Aviana#1,185 → #766
  5. ↑ 414Avianna#1,249 → #835
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,131Allisson#796 → #1,927
  2. ↓ 350Shaniya#565 → #915
  3. ↓ 346Brisa#464 → #810
  4. ↓ 335Alexus#976 → #1,311
  5. ↓ 273Abigale#909 → #1,182

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

boys

1,899,252 boys got a published name in 2011; 1 in 1,198 of them was named Spencer, which outranked 98.4% of the 14,360 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Spencer
  1. #223Jayce1,604
  2. #224Mario1,598
  3. #225Landen1,594
  4. #226Spencer1,585
  5. #227Griffin1,581
  6. #228Kingston1,579
  7. #228Stephen1,579
Biggest movers since 2010
Risers
  1. ↑ 869Flynn#1,806 → #937
  2. ↑ 601Raylan#1,299 → #698
  3. ↑ 415Brantley#735 → #320
  4. ↑ 405Bowen#1,127 → #722
  5. ↑ 328Crosby#1,068 → #740
Fallers
  1. ↓ 336Jencarlos#928 → #1,264
  2. ↓ 308Keshawn#997 → #1,305
  3. ↓ 284Octavio#928 → #1,212
  4. ↓ 268Talan#976 → #1,244
  5. ↓ 242Antony#956 → #1,198

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

See the top 100 for 2011 →