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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020202014peak #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 2014

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #222 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 704 boysAKMaine: #80 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 258 boysMEVermont: #112 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 303 boysVTNew Hampshire: #154 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 574 boysNHWashington: #195 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 789 boysWAIdaho: #157 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 521 boysIDMontana: #242 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 797 boysMTNorth Dakota: #101 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 323 boysNDMinnesota: #202 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 800 boysMNIllinois: #245 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 1,165 boysILWisconsin: #239 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,054 boysWIMichigan: #216 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 1,018 boysMINew York: #210 for boys · 95 births · 1 in 1,081 boysNYMassachusetts: #206 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 965 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Spencer, so not publishedRIOregon: #160 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 556 boysORNevada: #282 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,227 boysNVWyoming: #150 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 396 boysWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Spencer, so not publishedSDIowa: #232 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 928 boysIAIndiana: #184 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 738 boysINOhio: #196 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 874 boysOHPennsylvania: #210 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 1,013 boysPANew Jersey: #299 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,613 boysNJConnecticut: #212 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 975 boysCTCalifornia: #349 for boys · 113 births · 1 in 2,047 boysCAUtah: #111 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 422 boysUTColorado: #253 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,050 boysCONebraska: #227 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 798 boysNEMissouri: #220 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 899 boysMOKentucky: #166 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 655 boysKYWest Virginia: #187 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 737 boysWVVirginia: #224 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 1,058 boysVAMaryland: #265 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,283 boysMDDelaware: #194 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 723 boysDEArizona: #289 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,253 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Spencer, so not publishedNMKansas: #243 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 930 boysKSArkansas: #217 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 811 boysARTennessee: #187 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 789 boysTNNorth Carolina: #255 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 1,175 boysNCSouth Carolina: #386 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,951 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Spencer, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #267 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,032 boysOKLouisiana: #232 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 970 boysLAMississippi: #239 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,060 boysMSAlabama: #248 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,100 boysALGeorgia: #237 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 1,100 boysGAHawaii: #237 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 787 boysHITexas: #394 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 2,169 boysTXFlorida: #261 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 1,315 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Maine#80 · 1 in 258
  2. North Dakota#101 · 1 in 323
  3. Utah#111 · 1 in 422
  4. Vermont#112 · 1 in 303
  5. Wyoming#150 · 1 in 396

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maine#80181 in 258
North Dakota#101131 in 323
Utah#111511 in 422
Vermont#11261 in 303
Wyoming#15051 in 396
New Hampshire#15481 in 574
Idaho#157161 in 521
Oregon#160331 in 556
Kentucky#166341 in 655
Indiana#184491 in 738
Tennessee#187461 in 789
West Virginia#187111 in 737
Delaware#19451 in 723
Washington#195461 in 789
Ohio#196691 in 874
Minnesota#202351 in 800
Massachusetts#206311 in 965
New York#210951 in 1,081
Pennsylvania#210601 in 1,013
Connecticut#212151 in 975
Michigan#216481 in 1,018
Arkansas#217181 in 811
Missouri#220361 in 899
Alaska#22251 in 704
Virginia#224401 in 1,058
Nebraska#227131 in 798
Iowa#232171 in 928
Louisiana#232261 in 970
Georgia#237501 in 1,100
Hawaii#23761 in 787
Mississippi#239131 in 1,060
Wisconsin#239261 in 1,054
Montana#24251 in 797
Kansas#243171 in 930
Illinois#245571 in 1,165
Alabama#248211 in 1,100
Colorado#253261 in 1,050
North Carolina#255441 in 1,175
Florida#261731 in 1,315
Maryland#265221 in 1,283
Oklahoma#267201 in 1,032
Nevada#282111 in 1,227
Arizona#289301 in 1,253
New Jersey#299261 in 1,613
California#3491131 in 2,047
South Carolina#386111 in 1,951
Texas#394861 in 2,169
District of Columbia———
New Mexico———
Rhode Island———
South Dakota———

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 2014

girls
#1,198
203 births · 1 in 8,800 girls
boys
#247
1,520 births · 1 in 1,264 boys

Top girls' names in 2014

  1. #1Emma20,970
  2. #2Olivia19,840
  3. #3Sophia18,644
  4. #4Isabella17,136
  5. #5Ava15,727
  6. #6Mia13,534
  7. #7Emily12,670
  8. #8Abigail12,114
  9. #9Madison10,333
  10. #10Charlotte10,123
  11. #1,198Spencer203

Top boys' names in 2014

  1. #1Noah19,344
  2. #2Liam18,488
  3. #3Mason17,225
  4. #4Jacob16,923
  5. #5William16,851
  6. #6Ethan15,749
  7. #7Michael15,505
  8. #8Alexander15,449
  9. #9James14,464
  10. #10Daniel13,961
  11. #247Spencer1,520
More about 2014

girls

1,786,355 girls got a published name in 2014; 1 in 8,800 of them was named Spencer, which outranked 93.8% of the 19,232 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Spencer
  1. #1,195Kaylani204
  2. #1,195Maxine204
  3. #1,195Sofie204
  4. #1,198Spencer203
  5. #1,198Damaris203
  6. #1,198Ila203
  7. #1,198Karissa203
  8. #1,205Anayah202
  9. #1,205Asha202
  10. #1,205Cassie202

Tied with 6 names at #1,198; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2013
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,632Aranza#4,243 → #611
  2. ↑ 576Montserrat#1,148 → #572
  3. ↑ 573Monserrat#1,165 → #592
  4. ↑ 463Maisie#1,116 → #653
  5. ↑ 419Ariadne#1,220 → #801
Fallers
  1. ↓ 401Miley#386 → #787
  2. ↓ 345Karly#988 → #1,333
  3. ↓ 318Britney#838 → #1,156
  4. ↓ 239Kaya#761 → #1,000
  5. ↓ 235Rihanna#938 → #1,173

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

boys

1,920,871 boys got a published name in 2014; 1 in 1,264 of them was named Spencer, which outranked 98.2% of the 14,081 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Spencer
  1. #244Chance1,534
  2. #245Beckett1,525
  3. #246Zander1,524
  4. #247Spencer1,520
  5. #247Brooks1,520
  6. #249Damien1,509
  7. #250Seth1,506
  8. #251Waylon1,501

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2013
Risers
  1. ↑ 645Bode#1,427 → #782
  2. ↑ 624Axl#1,459 → #835
  3. ↑ 427Gannon#841 → #414
  4. ↑ 326Bodie#1,305 → #979
  5. ↑ 316Royal#886 → #570
Fallers
  1. ↓ 291Bently#897 → #1,188
  2. ↓ 261Damion#849 → #1,110
  3. ↓ 249Amare#598 → #847
  4. ↓ 241Isiah#816 → #1,057
  5. ↓ 241Jesiah#999 → #1,240

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

See the top 100 for 2014 →