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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020202016peak #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 2016

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Spencer, so not publishedAKMaine: #155 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 505 boysMEVermont: #129 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 332 boysVTNew Hampshire: #151 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 514 boysNHWashington: #273 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,122 boysWAIdaho: #144 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 503 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Spencer, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #170 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 515 boysNDMinnesota: #217 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 903 boysMNIllinois: #263 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 1,258 boysILWisconsin: #227 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 928 boysWIMichigan: #247 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 1,137 boysMINew York: #251 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 1,266 boysNYMassachusetts: #299 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,732 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Spencer, so not publishedRIOregon: #277 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,148 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Spencer, so not publishedNVWyoming: #105 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 290 boysWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Spencer, so not publishedSDIowa: #196 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 725 boysIAIndiana: #211 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 868 boysINOhio: #181 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 781 boysOHPennsylvania: #209 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 955 boysPANew Jersey: #289 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,432 boysNJConnecticut: #156 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 613 boysCTCalifornia: #339 for boys · 114 births · 1 in 1,962 boysCAUtah: #128 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 437 boysUTColorado: #317 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,378 boysCONebraska: #198 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 711 boysNEMissouri: #237 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 958 boysMOKentucky: #177 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 704 boysKYWest Virginia: #215 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 868 boysWVVirginia: #261 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,189 boysVAMaryland: #245 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,148 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Spencer, so not publishedDEArizona: #312 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,442 boysAZNew Mexico: #375 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,676 boysNMKansas: #221 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 824 boysKSArkansas: #205 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 719 boysARTennessee: #253 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,065 boysTNNorth Carolina: #260 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 1,181 boysNCSouth Carolina: #312 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,515 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #206 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 746 boysDCOklahoma: #259 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 965 boysOKLouisiana: #315 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,364 boysLAMississippi: #220 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 896 boysMSAlabama: #281 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,216 boysALGeorgia: #437 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,444 boysGAHawaii: #208 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 655 boysHITexas: #379 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 2,035 boysTXFlorida: #322 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 1,689 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Wyoming#105 · 1 in 290
  2. Utah#128 · 1 in 437
  3. Vermont#129 · 1 in 332
  4. Idaho#144 · 1 in 503
  5. New Hampshire#151 · 1 in 514

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wyoming#10561 in 290
Utah#128481 in 437
Vermont#12951 in 332
Idaho#144161 in 503
New Hampshire#15191 in 514
Maine#15591 in 505
Connecticut#156231 in 613
North Dakota#17081 in 515
Kentucky#177311 in 704
Ohio#181761 in 781
Iowa#196211 in 725
Nebraska#198141 in 711
Arkansas#205201 in 719
District of Columbia#20661 in 746
Hawaii#20871 in 655
Pennsylvania#209621 in 955
Indiana#211411 in 868
West Virginia#21591 in 868
Minnesota#217311 in 903
Mississippi#220151 in 896
Kansas#221191 in 824
Wisconsin#227291 in 928
Missouri#237331 in 958
Maryland#245241 in 1,148
Michigan#247421 in 1,137
New York#251791 in 1,266
Tennessee#253341 in 1,065
Oklahoma#259211 in 965
North Carolina#260441 in 1,181
Virginia#261351 in 1,189
Illinois#263511 in 1,258
Washington#273331 in 1,122
Oregon#277161 in 1,148
Alabama#281191 in 1,216
New Jersey#289291 in 1,432
Massachusetts#299171 in 1,732
Arizona#312251 in 1,442
South Carolina#312141 in 1,515
Louisiana#315181 in 1,364
Colorado#317201 in 1,378
Florida#322581 in 1,689
California#3391141 in 1,962
New Mexico#37551 in 1,676
Texas#379911 in 2,035
Georgia#437221 in 2,444
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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 2016

girls
#1,064
245 births · 1 in 7,233 girls
boys
#267
1,371 births · 1 in 1,384 boys

Top girls' names in 2016

  1. #1Emma19,550
  2. #2Olivia19,414
  3. #3Ava16,354
  4. #4Sophia16,185
  5. #5Isabella14,863
  6. #6Mia14,464
  7. #7Charlotte13,118
  8. #8Abigail11,796
  9. #9Emily11,006
  10. #10Amelia10,809
  11. #1,064Spencer245

Top boys' names in 2016

  1. #1Noah19,188
  2. #2Liam18,277
  3. #3William15,810
  4. #4Mason15,287
  5. #5James14,920
  6. #6Benjamin14,686
  7. #7Jacob14,559
  8. #8Michael14,145
  9. #9Elijah13,982
  10. #10Ethan13,855
  11. #267Spencer1,371
More about 2016

girls

1,772,022 girls got a published name in 2016; 1 in 7,233 of them was named Spencer, which outranked 94.4% of the 18,885 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Spencer
  1. #1,061Elina246
  2. #1,061Robyn246
  3. #1,061Violeta246
  4. #1,064Spencer245
  5. #1,064Carina245
  6. #1,064Jordynn245
  7. #1,064Sailor245
  8. #1,068Ayanna244
  9. #1,068Bryanna244
  10. #1,068Dani244

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

Biggest movers since 2015
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,389Kehlani#3,254 → #865
  2. ↑ 612Royalty#1,146 → #534
  3. ↑ 481Saoirse#1,448 → #967
  4. ↑ 396Ophelia#978 → #582
  5. ↑ 364Aitana#915 → #551
Fallers
  1. ↓ 542Caitlin#610 → #1,152
  2. ↓ 451Caitlyn#598 → #1,049
  3. ↓ 397Katelynn#652 → #1,049
  4. ↓ 382Kaitlynn#989 → #1,371
  5. ↓ 340Neriah#946 → #1,286

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

boys

1,897,738 boys got a published name in 2016; 1 in 1,384 of them was named Spencer, which outranked 98.1% of the 14,207 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Spencer
  1. #264Killian1,382
  2. #265Stephen1,379
  3. #266Clayton1,376
  4. #267Spencer1,371
  5. #268Thiago1,370
  6. #269Amari1,363
  7. #270Holden1,356
Biggest movers since 2015
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,327Kylo#3,231 → #904
  2. ↑ 355Creed#1,340 → #985
  3. ↑ 349Benicio#1,327 → #978
  4. ↑ 303Adonis#698 → #395
  5. ↑ 291Fox#1,035 → #744
Fallers
  1. ↓ 477Jonael#922 → #1,399
  2. ↓ 238Aaden#784 → #1,022
  3. ↓ 233Triston#950 → #1,183
  4. ↓ 223Freddy#993 → #1,216
  5. ↓ 207Chace#934 → #1,141

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

See the top 100 for 2016 →