Spenser

Last seen for girls in 2022 at #11,231 · #10,695 for boys in 2025, 6 births
Given to boys 88.9% of the time

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Peak · boys
#501
1988 · 333 births
Debut · boys
1968
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
2,991
since 1968

Spenser over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201993peak #3,144, 1992peak #501, 1988girlsboys
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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—#10,6956
2024—#8,9878
2023—#9,7637
2022#11,2318#10,8636
2021—#7,08911
2020—#6,62012
2019—#10,8036
2018—#7,13611
2017#10,6899#12,2465
2016——
2015#16,4195#6,32413
2014#13,0697#5,99714
2013—#6,60312
2012—#5,72015
2011#16,7645#5,43316
2010—#6,03614
2009—#5,10218
2008—#4,54021
2007—#3,44431
2006—#4,22322
2005#14,5026#3,38929
2004—#2,64340
2003#15,7845#2,15351
2002#12,1877#1,79264
2001#11,0208#1,71067
2000#13,1546#1,46684
1999#10,3458#1,40883
1998#5,58318#1,28094
1997#5,62617#1,134110
1996#6,06415#945137
1995#4,34823#823170
1994#4,37623#981127
1993#3,77628#1,071108
1992#3,14436#831161
1991#3,44331#758182
1990#3,36432#686218
1989#3,25332#612261
1988#3,58526#501333
1987#4,66017#578248
1986—#94793
1985—#2,22624
1984—#3,92510
1983—#6,2385
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1978—#5,7725
1977—#5,8455
1976—#4,0128
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First appearance
1968

The first year at least five boys were named Spenser! It came in at #3,673, and was given to 6 baby boys.

Quietest stretch: 1969, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Spenser is popular in 1993

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Spenser, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Spenser, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Spenser, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Spenser, so not publishedNHWashington: #457 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,316 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Spenser, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Spenser, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Spenser, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Spenser, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Spenser, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Spenser, so not publishedWIMichigan: #616 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 7,964 boysMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Spenser, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Spenser, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Spenser, so not publishedRIOregon: #430 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,848 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Spenser, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Spenser, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Spenser, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Spenser, so not publishedIAIndiana: #524 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,447 boysINOhio: #831 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 14,958 boysOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Spenser, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Spenser, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Spenser, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,123 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 21,188 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Spenser, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Spenser, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Spenser, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Spenser, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Spenser, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Spenser, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Spenser, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Spenser, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Spenser, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Spenser, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Spenser, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Spenser, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Spenser, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Spenser, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Spenser, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Spenser, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Spenser, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Spenser, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Spenser, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Spenser, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Spenser, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Spenser, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Spenser, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 boys named Spenser, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Spenser, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Oregon#430 · 1 in 3,848
  2. Washington#457 · 1 in 4,316
  3. Indiana#524 · 1 in 6,447
  4. Michigan#616 · 1 in 7,964
  5. Ohio#831 · 1 in 14,958

Best ever in a state: #170 in South Dakota, 1992.

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Oregon#43051 in 3,848
Washington#45781 in 4,316
Indiana#52461 in 6,447
Michigan#61681 in 7,964
Ohio#83151 in 14,958
California#1,123131 in 21,188
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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 Spenser
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 1,708 spots since 2024 (#8,987 → #10,695)
  • 4,075 spots since 2020 (#6,620 → #10,695)
  • 4,371 spots since 2015 (#6,324 → #10,695)
  • Biggest jump: 1,279 spots in 1986 (#2,226 → #947)
  • Biggest drop: 240 spots in 1993 (#831 → #1,071)
Rise & fade · boys
20 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1968
  • Peaked 1988 at #501 (333 births)
  • Births halved by 1992, 4 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 10 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 10 yrs · run 1986–1992
Share of babies · boys
1 in 5,749
  • Highest: 1 in 5,749 boys born in 1988 were named Spenser (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 284,679 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 46.5% of all boys named Spenser (1,390) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2023
  • Mostly girls until 2022, mostly boys since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1960s6#3,673 (1968)#3,673
1970s38#3,836 (1970)#4,780
1980s974#501 (1988)#2,147
1990s1,390#686 (1990)#992
2000s427#1,466 (2000)#3,046
2010s106#5,433 (2011)#7,366
2020s50#6,620 (2020)#9,003

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.

Spenser in 1993

girls
#3,776
28 births · 1 in 64,610 girls
boys
#1,071
108 births · 1 in 18,160 boys

Top girls' names in 1993

  1. #1Jessica34,993
  2. #2Ashley34,849
  3. #3Sarah24,257
  4. #4Samantha23,668
  5. #5Emily23,596
  6. #6Brittany21,725
  7. #7Taylor21,270
  8. #8Amanda20,811
  9. #9Elizabeth17,559
  10. #10Stephanie17,186
  11. #3,776Spenser28

Top boys' names in 1993

  1. #1Michael49,571
  2. #2Christopher38,237
  3. #3Matthew35,782
  4. #4Joshua33,590
  5. #5Tyler29,800
  6. #6Brandon28,735
  7. #7Daniel28,698
  8. #8Nicholas28,114
  9. #9Jacob27,487
  10. #10Andrew27,326
  11. #1,071Spenser108
More about 1993

girls

1,809,072 girls got a published name in 1993; 1 in 64,610 of them was named Spenser, which outranked 76.1% of the 15,801 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Spenser
  1. #3,681Zina29
  2. #3,681Zipporah29
  3. #3,681Zuleyma29
  4. #3,776Spenser28
  5. #3,776Adara28
  6. #3,776Adelaida28
  7. #3,776Aleia28
  8. #3,877Adora27
  9. #3,877Aisling27
  10. #3,877Ajia27

Tied with 100 names at #3,776; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1992
Risers
  1. ↑ 12,442Coraima#13,317 → #875
  2. ↑ 5,624Kadijah#6,314 → #690
  3. ↑ 3,307Kalene#4,236 → #929
  4. ↑ 1,413Deyanira#2,351 → #938
  5. ↑ 979Halle#1,713 → #734
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,120Latifah#802 → #1,922
  2. ↓ 747Shanae#662 → #1,409
  3. ↓ 520Jaleesa#792 → #1,312
  4. ↓ 487Brianda#777 → #1,264
  5. ↓ 417Chynna#941 → #1,358

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

boys

1,961,328 boys got a published name in 1993; 1 in 18,160 of them was named Spenser, which outranked 89.5% of the 10,170 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Spenser
  1. #1,060Raven109
  2. #1,060Rey109
  3. #1,060Waylon109
  4. #1,071Spenser108
  5. #1,071Brandin108
  6. #1,071Brannon108
  7. #1,071Jarret108
  8. #1,080Abdul107
  9. #1,080Brandt107
  10. #1,080Mckenzie107

Tied with 8 names at #1,071; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1992
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,880Savon#6,670 → #790
  2. ↑ 2,006Jordy#2,834 → #828
  3. ↑ 662Austyn#1,598 → #936
  4. ↑ 471Devaughn#1,395 → #924
  5. ↑ 454Mikal#1,294 → #840
Fallers
  1. ↓ 329Channing#887 → #1,216
  2. ↓ 307Garth#658 → #965
  3. ↓ 252Earnest#911 → #1,163
  4. ↓ 241Armand#987 → #1,228
  5. ↓ 240Spenser#831 → #1,071

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

See the top 100 for 1993 →