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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020202013peak #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 2013

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Spencer, so not publishedAKMaine: #90 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 294 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Spencer, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #149 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 541 boysNHWashington: #186 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 759 boysWAIdaho: #148 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 499 boysIDMontana: #169 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 505 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Spencer, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #280 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,273 boysMNIllinois: #296 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 1,498 boysILWisconsin: #146 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 616 boysWIMichigan: #208 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 979 boysMINew York: #228 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 1,165 boysNYMassachusetts: #171 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 773 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Spencer, so not publishedRIOregon: #148 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 514 boysORNevada: #283 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,205 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Spencer, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #210 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 688 boysSDIowa: #188 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 727 boysIAIndiana: #240 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,019 boysINOhio: #218 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 1,047 boysOHPennsylvania: #248 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 1,299 boysPANew Jersey: #215 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 1,065 boysNJConnecticut: #149 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 650 boysCTCalifornia: #329 for boys · 120 births · 1 in 1,892 boysCAUtah: #96 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 372 boysUTColorado: #244 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 958 boysCONebraska: #216 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 833 boysNEMissouri: #227 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 962 boysMOKentucky: #185 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 740 boysKYWest Virginia: #151 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 559 boysWVVirginia: #199 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 907 boysVAMaryland: #216 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 981 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Spencer, so not publishedDEArizona: #308 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,472 boysAZNew Mexico: #303 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,318 boysNMKansas: #252 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 975 boysKSArkansas: #253 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,018 boysARTennessee: #267 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,227 boysTNNorth Carolina: #234 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 1,073 boysNCSouth Carolina: #288 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,414 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Spencer, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #308 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,321 boysOKLouisiana: #262 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,177 boysLAMississippi: #216 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 899 boysMSAlabama: #364 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,864 boysALGeorgia: #256 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 1,193 boysGAHawaii: #212 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 691 boysHITexas: #421 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 2,436 boysTXFlorida: #271 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 1,334 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Maine#90 · 1 in 294
  2. Utah#96 · 1 in 372
  3. Wisconsin#146 · 1 in 616
  4. Idaho#148 · 1 in 499
  5. Oregon#148 · 1 in 514

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maine#90161 in 294
Utah#96581 in 372
Wisconsin#146441 in 616
Idaho#148161 in 499
Oregon#148351 in 514
Connecticut#149221 in 650
New Hampshire#14991 in 541
West Virginia#151151 in 559
Montana#16981 in 505
Massachusetts#171381 in 773
Kentucky#185301 in 740
Washington#186471 in 759
Iowa#188211 in 727
Virginia#199461 in 907
Michigan#208491 in 979
South Dakota#21061 in 688
Hawaii#21271 in 691
New Jersey#215391 in 1,065
Maryland#216281 in 981
Mississippi#216151 in 899
Nebraska#216121 in 833
Ohio#218571 in 1,047
Missouri#227331 in 962
New York#228881 in 1,165
North Carolina#234471 in 1,073
Indiana#240351 in 1,019
Colorado#244281 in 958
Pennsylvania#248461 in 1,299
Kansas#252161 in 975
Arkansas#253141 in 1,018
Georgia#256451 in 1,193
Louisiana#262211 in 1,177
Tennessee#267291 in 1,227
Florida#271701 in 1,334
Minnesota#280221 in 1,273
Nevada#283111 in 1,205
South Carolina#288151 in 1,414
Illinois#296441 in 1,498
New Mexico#30371 in 1,318
Arizona#308251 in 1,472
Oklahoma#308161 in 1,321
California#3291201 in 1,892
Alabama#364121 in 1,864
Texas#421741 in 2,436
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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 2013

girls
#1,309
179 births · 1 in 9,803 girls
boys
#248
1,459 births · 1 in 1,296 boys

Top girls' names in 2013

  1. #1Sophia21,255
  2. #2Emma20,973
  3. #3Olivia18,454
  4. #4Isabella17,689
  5. #5Ava15,271
  6. #6Mia13,166
  7. #7Emily13,144
  8. #8Abigail12,429
  9. #9Madison10,605
  10. #10Elizabeth9,476
  11. #1,309Spencer179

Top boys' names in 2013

  1. #1Noah18,291
  2. #2Jacob18,201
  3. #3Liam18,153
  4. #4Mason17,730
  5. #5William16,669
  6. #6Ethan16,260
  7. #7Michael15,544
  8. #8Alexander14,923
  9. #9Jayden14,804
  10. #10Daniel14,326
  11. #248Spencer1,459
More about 2013

girls

1,754,746 girls got a published name in 2013; 1 in 9,803 of them was named Spencer, which outranked 93.2% of the 19,279 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Spencer
  1. #1,301Vada180
  2. #1,301Zaniya180
  3. #1,301Zendaya180
  4. #1,309Spencer179
  5. #1,309Annaliese179
  6. #1,309Capri179
  7. #1,309Christiana179
  8. #1,319Delia178
  9. #1,319Mireya178
  10. #1,321Aleeah177

Tied with 9 names at #1,309; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2012
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,124Daleyza#3,711 → #587
  2. ↑ 736Marjorie#1,646 → #910
  3. ↑ 683Lennon#1,612 → #929
  4. ↑ 561Jurnee#1,457 → #896
  5. ↑ 539Everleigh#1,405 → #866
Fallers
  1. ↓ 827Litzy#598 → #1,425
  2. ↓ 409Geraldine#994 → #1,403
  3. ↓ 384Taraji#858 → #1,242
  4. ↓ 374Marisa#977 → #1,351
  5. ↓ 372Adley#733 → #1,105

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

boys

1,891,581 boys got a published name in 2013; 1 in 1,296 of them was named Spencer, which outranked 98.2% of the 14,070 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Spencer
  1. #245Israel1,473
  2. #246Manuel1,472
  3. #247Jasper1,467
  4. #248Spencer1,459
  5. #249Keegan1,458
  6. #250Finn1,456
  7. #251Josue1,454
Biggest movers since 2012
Risers
  1. ↑ 843Jayceon#1,050 → #207
  2. ↑ 636Milan#1,182 → #546
  3. ↑ 604Atlas#1,383 → #779
  4. ↑ 504Jayse#1,466 → #962
  5. ↑ 423Duke#1,145 → #722
Fallers
  1. ↓ 318Austyn#898 → #1,216
  2. ↓ 291Masen#723 → #1,014
  3. ↓ 274Jaidyn#979 → #1,253
  4. ↓ 267Trevon#925 → #1,192
  5. ↓ 260Bently#637 → #897

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

See the top 100 for 2013 →