Baby name

Spencer

Boy

Origin of the name

Spencer was first an English surname, from dispenser, the steward of a great household.

Classic name

Spencer peaked in 1998, when 1 baby in 796 was given the name. It has stood the test of time: births were recorded in 146 of the 146 years since 1880. Its rank in 2025: No. 360. 31% of all babies named Spencer since 1880 were born in the 1990s.

123,931births since 1880

1990sgeneration

No. 84rank at its peak, in 1998

Where babies named Spencer are born

1998

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The darker the blue, the more common Spencer is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Spencer is most common in Utah (5.5 times), Idaho (2.7) and Washington (2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Spenser 2,991
Spence 1,114

Names from the same era

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