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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020202020peak #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 2020

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Spencer, so not publishedAKMaine: #194 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 643 boysMEVermont: #68 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 162 boysVTNew Hampshire: #159 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 542 boysNHWashington: #363 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,658 boysWAIdaho: #164 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 553 boysIDMontana: #221 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 660 boysMTNorth Dakota: #226 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 673 boysNDMinnesota: #307 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,316 boysMNIllinois: #336 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,561 boysILWisconsin: #281 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,140 boysWIMichigan: #254 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,124 boysMINew York: #294 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 1,369 boysNYMassachusetts: #267 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,278 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Spencer, so not publishedRIOregon: #165 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 595 boysORNevada: #443 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,977 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Spencer, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Spencer, so not publishedSDIowa: #337 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,357 boysIAIndiana: #226 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 928 boysINOhio: #320 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,514 boysOHPennsylvania: #239 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 1,059 boysPANew Jersey: #434 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,313 boysNJConnecticut: #257 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,092 boysCTCalifornia: #497 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 2,963 boysCAUtah: #212 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 804 boysUTColorado: #608 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,138 boysCONebraska: #248 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 877 boysNEMissouri: #233 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 950 boysMOKentucky: #159 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 595 boysKYWest Virginia: #228 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 774 boysWVVirginia: #414 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,148 boysVAMaryland: #386 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,928 boysMDDelaware: #176 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 516 boysDEArizona: #379 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,682 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Spencer, so not publishedNMKansas: #409 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,715 boysKSArkansas: #196 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 709 boysARTennessee: #259 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,002 boysTNNorth Carolina: #333 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,631 boysNCSouth Carolina: #189 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 741 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Spencer, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #204 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 739 boysOKLouisiana: #393 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,659 boysLAMississippi: #228 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 865 boysMSAlabama: #270 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,088 boysALGeorgia: #436 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 2,186 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Spencer, so not publishedHITexas: #444 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 2,418 boysTXFlorida: #338 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 1,702 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Vermont#68 · 1 in 162
  2. New Hampshire#159 · 1 in 542
  3. Kentucky#159 · 1 in 595
  4. Idaho#164 · 1 in 553
  5. Oregon#165 · 1 in 595

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Vermont#6881 in 162
Kentucky#159331 in 595
New Hampshire#15981 in 542
Idaho#164141 in 553
Oregon#165261 in 595
Delaware#17661 in 516
South Carolina#189271 in 741
Maine#19461 in 643
Arkansas#196181 in 709
Oklahoma#204241 in 739
Utah#212241 in 804
Montana#22151 in 660
Indiana#226351 in 928
North Dakota#22651 in 673
Mississippi#228141 in 865
West Virginia#22891 in 774
Missouri#233301 in 950
Pennsylvania#239511 in 1,059
Nebraska#248101 in 877
Michigan#254381 in 1,124
Connecticut#257121 in 1,092
Tennessee#259341 in 1,002
Massachusetts#267211 in 1,278
Alabama#270201 in 1,088
Wisconsin#281211 in 1,140
New York#294641 in 1,369
Minnesota#307191 in 1,316
Ohio#320361 in 1,514
North Carolina#333301 in 1,631
Illinois#336351 in 1,561
Iowa#337101 in 1,357
Florida#338531 in 1,702
Washington#363201 in 1,658
Arizona#379191 in 1,682
Maryland#386131 in 1,928
Louisiana#393131 in 1,659
Kansas#40981 in 1,715
Virginia#414181 in 2,148
New Jersey#434171 in 2,313
Georgia#436231 in 2,186
Nevada#44361 in 1,977
Texas#444701 in 2,418
California#497641 in 2,963
Colorado#60881 in 3,138
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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 2020

girls
#1,050
238 births · 1 in 6,792 girls
boys
#317
1,046 births · 1 in 1,650 boys

Top girls' names in 2020

  1. #1Olivia17,691
  2. #2Emma15,723
  3. #3Ava13,201
  4. #4Sophia13,105
  5. #5Charlotte13,100
  6. #6Amelia12,802
  7. #7Isabella12,226
  8. #8Mia11,269
  9. #9Evelyn9,517
  10. #10Harper8,849
  11. #1,050Spencer238

Top boys' names in 2020

  1. #1Liam19,865
  2. #2Noah18,464
  3. #3Oliver14,277
  4. #4Elijah13,238
  5. #5William12,676
  6. #6James12,390
  7. #7Benjamin12,264
  8. #8Lucas11,386
  9. #9Henry10,793
  10. #10Alexander10,268
  11. #317Spencer1,046
More about 2020

girls

1,616,549 girls got a published name in 2020; 1 in 6,792 of them was named Spencer, which outranked 94.0% of the 17,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Spencer
  1. #1,046Rosalina240
  2. #1,046Salma240
  3. #1,049Nyra239
  4. #1,050Spencer238
  5. #1,050Arlette238
  6. #1,050Kingsley238
  7. #1,050Micah238
  8. #1,054Tenley237
  9. #1,055Arden236
  10. #1,055Kaya236

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

Biggest movers since 2019
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,492Avayah#2,428 → #936
  2. ↑ 950Denisse#1,802 → #852
  3. ↑ 818Jianna#1,668 → #850
  4. ↑ 609Capri#1,291 → #682
  5. ↑ 550Rosalia#1,287 → #737
Fallers
  1. ↓ 393Yaritza#813 → #1,206
  2. ↓ 271Seraphina#1,000 → #1,271
  3. ↓ 207Marissa#874 → #1,081
  4. ↓ 203Annabella#644 → #847
  5. ↓ 195Jayde#832 → #1,027

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

boys

1,726,076 boys got a published name in 2020; 1 in 1,650 of them was named Spencer, which outranked 97.7% of the 14,060 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Spencer
  1. #314Angelo1,055
  2. #315Prince1,052
  3. #316Reid1,048
  4. #317Spencer1,046
  5. #318Nico1,045
  6. #319Jaylen1,037
  7. #320Jake1,036
Biggest movers since 2019
Risers
  1. ↑ 587Zyair#1,548 → #961
  2. ↑ 567Jaxtyn#1,152 → #585
  3. ↑ 539Jakobe#1,372 → #833
  4. ↑ 473Kylo#922 → #449
  5. ↑ 461Ander#1,085 → #624
Fallers
  1. ↓ 380Vivaan#875 → #1,255
  2. ↓ 282Alexzander#890 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 268Reyansh#806 → #1,074
  4. ↓ 266Javion#949 → #1,215
  5. ↓ 224Kenny#862 → #1,086

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

See the top 100 for 2020 →