Boys' name · peaked in 1998
Spencer name popularity since 1925
126,233 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Spencer (4.5% girls, 95.5% boys). Half of them were born in 1997 or earlier, so the typical Spencer is about 29 years old in 2026. Spencer peaked in 1998 as the #84 name for boys, and it ranked #360 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 126,233
- Named Spencer, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #360
- for boys in 2025 (908 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 95.5% boys
- 5,701 girls · 120,532 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 5.20× its national share
Peak year is the year Spencer made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Spencer births per year, 1925–2025
1998 was the biggest year for Spencer both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1984 and 1989, Spencer became 3× more common, from 1 in 1,930 baby boys to 1 in 640.
- Steepest fall: Between 2001 and 2006, its share of baby boys fell by 45%, from 1 in 521 to 1 in 940.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Spencer's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Spencer.
Decade by decade
Babies named Spencer in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 858 | – |
| 1930s | 6 | 1,786 | #447 |
| 1940s | 0 | 3,036 | #365 |
| 1950s | 11 | 3,154 | #406 |
| 1960s | 17 | 4,416 | #358 |
| 1970s | 59 | 6,897 | #276 |
| 1980s | 345 | 15,183 | #216 |
| 1990s | 1,309 | 38,182 | #104 |
| 2000s | 614 | 27,452 | #177 |
| 2010s | 1,924 | 13,826 | #252 |
| 2020–25 | 1,416 | 5,742 | #360 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
36.5% of babies named Spencer from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Spencer is most popular
The index compares Spencer's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Spencer.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 5.20× | 5,414 |
| Idaho | 2.61× | 1,268 |
| Washington | 1.95× | 3,991 |
| Oregon | 1.89× | 2,172 |
| Alaska | 1.78× | 324 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Spencer's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Spencer.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Spencer (1998).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data