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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020202012peak #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 2012

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #215 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 673 boysAKMaine: #157 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 527 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Spencer, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Spencer, so not publishedNHWashington: #217 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 898 boysWAIdaho: #100 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 352 boysIDMontana: #102 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 325 boysMTNorth Dakota: #119 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 385 boysNDMinnesota: #193 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 791 boysMNIllinois: #208 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 978 boysILWisconsin: #216 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 910 boysWIMichigan: #176 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 781 boysMINew York: #250 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 1,355 boysNYMassachusetts: #185 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 872 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Spencer, so not publishedRIOregon: #153 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 548 boysORNevada: #255 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,022 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Spencer, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #142 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 454 boysSDIowa: #157 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 560 boysIAIndiana: #151 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 626 boysINOhio: #204 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 949 boysOHPennsylvania: #195 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 956 boysPANew Jersey: #312 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,728 boysNJConnecticut: #231 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,104 boysCTCalifornia: #340 for boys · 112 births · 1 in 2,058 boysCAUtah: #67 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 258 boysUTColorado: #167 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 662 boysCONebraska: #157 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 550 boysNEMissouri: #187 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 756 boysMOKentucky: #209 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 924 boysKYWest Virginia: #239 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,044 boysWVVirginia: #238 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,162 boysVAMaryland: #218 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,067 boysMDDelaware: #184 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 710 boysDEArizona: #292 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,370 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Spencer, so not publishedNMKansas: #215 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 805 boysKSArkansas: #146 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 549 boysARTennessee: #210 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 942 boysTNNorth Carolina: #256 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 1,233 boysNCSouth Carolina: #164 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 747 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Spencer, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #213 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 844 boysOKLouisiana: #285 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,273 boysLAMississippi: #387 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,922 boysMSAlabama: #274 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,306 boysALGeorgia: #352 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,862 boysGAHawaii: #271 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 933 boysHITexas: #392 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 2,337 boysTXFlorida: #286 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 1,586 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Utah#67 · 1 in 258
  2. Idaho#100 · 1 in 352
  3. Montana#102 · 1 in 325
  4. North Dakota#119 · 1 in 385
  5. South Dakota#142 · 1 in 454

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#67841 in 258
Idaho#100231 in 352
Montana#102121 in 325
North Dakota#119101 in 385
South Dakota#14291 in 454
Arkansas#146261 in 549
Indiana#151571 in 626
Oregon#153331 in 548
Iowa#157271 in 560
Maine#15791 in 527
Nebraska#157181 in 550
South Carolina#164281 in 747
Colorado#167411 in 662
Michigan#176611 in 781
Delaware#18451 in 710
Massachusetts#185341 in 872
Missouri#187421 in 756
Minnesota#193351 in 791
Pennsylvania#195631 in 956
Ohio#204631 in 949
Illinois#208681 in 978
Kentucky#209241 in 924
Tennessee#210381 in 942
Oklahoma#213241 in 844
Alaska#21551 in 673
Kansas#215201 in 805
Wisconsin#216301 in 910
Washington#217401 in 898
Maryland#218261 in 1,067
Connecticut#231131 in 1,104
Virginia#238361 in 1,162
West Virginia#23981 in 1,044
New York#250771 in 1,355
Nevada#255131 in 1,022
North Carolina#256411 in 1,233
Hawaii#27151 in 933
Alabama#274171 in 1,306
Louisiana#285191 in 1,273
Florida#286581 in 1,586
Arizona#292271 in 1,370
New Jersey#312241 in 1,728
California#3401121 in 2,058
Georgia#352291 in 1,862
Mississippi#38771 in 1,922
Texas#392761 in 2,337
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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 2012

girls
#1,523
145 births · 1 in 12,145 girls
boys
#234
1,536 births · 1 in 1,235 boys

Top girls' names in 2012

  1. #1Sophia22,336
  2. #2Emma20,976
  3. #3Isabella19,138
  4. #4Olivia17,333
  5. #5Ava15,549
  6. #6Emily13,666
  7. #7Abigail12,730
  8. #8Mia12,039
  9. #9Madison11,417
  10. #10Elizabeth9,730
  11. #1,523Spencer145

Top boys' names in 2012

  1. #1Jacob19,110
  2. #2Mason18,994
  3. #3Ethan17,697
  4. #4Noah17,385
  5. #5William16,917
  6. #6Liam16,824
  7. #7Michael16,211
  8. #8Jayden16,152
  9. #9Alexander15,259
  10. #10Aiden14,924
  11. #234Spencer1,536
More about 2012

girls

1,761,053 girls got a published name in 2012; 1 in 12,145 of them was named Spencer, which outranked 92.2% of the 19,534 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Spencer
  1. #1,518Kenleigh146
  2. #1,518Malina146
  3. #1,518Skylee146
  4. #1,523Spencer145
  5. #1,523Blessing145
  6. #1,523Brea145
  7. #1,523Brynleigh145
  8. #1,530Anisa144
  9. #1,530Ashly144
  10. #1,530Clover144

Tied with 6 names at #1,523; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2011
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,327Cataleya#4,807 → #480
  2. ↑ 1,931Adley#2,664 → #733
  3. ↑ 917Litzy#1,515 → #598
  4. ↑ 784Kenia#1,427 → #643
  5. ↑ 580Monroe#1,531 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 429Jaden#979 → #1,408
  2. ↓ 365Payten#994 → #1,359
  3. ↓ 326Yamilet#925 → #1,251
  4. ↓ 316Shaniya#915 → #1,231
  5. ↓ 264Shania#898 → #1,162

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

boys

1,896,946 boys got a published name in 2012; 1 in 1,235 of them was named Spencer, which outranked 98.4% of the 14,250 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Spencer
  1. #231Iker1,545
  2. #232Lukas1,543
  3. #233Charlie1,537
  4. #234Spencer1,536
  5. #235Zion1,533
  6. #236Erick1,520
  7. #237Josue1,514
Biggest movers since 2011
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,237Jionni#2,105 → #868
  2. ↑ 551Foster#1,544 → #993
  3. ↑ 504Major#990 → #486
  4. ↑ 433Kase#1,395 → #962
  5. ↑ 428Jael#1,411 → #983
Fallers
  1. ↓ 241Jerimiah#889 → #1,130
  2. ↓ 235Lathan#932 → #1,167
  3. ↓ 229Jorden#676 → #905
  4. ↓ 209Kyron#886 → #1,095
  5. ↓ 207Jakobe#928 → #1,135

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

See the top 100 for 2012 →