Spencer

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Spencer is a given name of English origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (4% of births). There have been 128,474 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 123,013 as boys and 5,461 as girls. Spencer gained popularity in the 1960s, peaked in 1998 and has since declined significantly. It is the #583 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 1,056
2023 1,147
2022 1,218
2021 1,290
2020 1,284
2019 1,280
2018 1,361
2017 1,477
2016 1,616
2015 1,672
2014 1,723
2013 1,638
2012 1,681
2011 1,685
2010 1,612
2009 1,734
2008 2,144
2007 2,411
2006 2,229
2005 2,356
2004 2,733
2003 2,962
2002 3,538
2001 3,816
2000 4,143
1999 4,309
1998 4,780
1997 3,881
1996 3,723
1995 3,741
1994 3,952
1993 4,027
1992 3,827
1991 3,695
1990 3,557
1989 3,229
1988 2,763
1987 2,305
1986 1,672
1985 1,130
1984 945
1983 963
1982 945
1981 838
1980 738
1979 860
1978 751
1977 731
1976 777
1975 702
1974 571
1973 598
1972 621
1971 622
1970 725
1969 709
1968 547
1967 375
1966 366
1965 456
1964 425
1963 415
1962 380
1961 398
1960 362
1959 319
1958 284
1957 275
1956 314
1955 325
1954 291
1953 295
1952 340
1951 395
1950 327
1949 319
1948 314
1947 337
1946 303
1945 266
1944 282
1943 351
1942 313
1941 291
1940 261
1939 259
1938 206
1937 180
1936 193
1935 163
1934 185
1933 155
1932 151
1931 147
1930 153
1929 157
1928 168
1927 180
1926 176
1925 177
1924 188
1923 199
1922 203
1921 195
1920 229
1919 160
1918 210
1917 204
1916 169
1915 153
1914 124
1913 124
1912 105
1911 70
1910 54
1909 49
1908 61
1907 41
1906 29
1905 38
1904 44
1903 28
1902 32
1901 30
1900 44
1899 39
1898 40
1897 23
1896 28
1895 35
1894 27
1893 21
1892 33
1891 33
1890 30
1889 28
1888 38
1887 41
1886 29
1885 23
1884 32
1883 28
1882 33
1881 26
1880 35