Speed vs Spence

Side-by-side comparison of Speed and Spence - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Speed

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Name B

Spence

Boy name · Rank #12407

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Metric Speed Spence
Current Rank Unranked #12407
Total Births (all years) 19 1,114
Peak Year 1921 1970
Peak Year Births 9 47
Peak Decade 1920s 1970s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1890 1902

Births by Decade

Decade Speed Spence
1890s 5 -
1900s - 5
1910s 5 43
1920s 9 43
1930s - 47
1940s - 81
1950s - 97
1960s - 134
1970s - 187
1980s - 137
1990s - 118
2000s - 125
2010s - 64
2020s - 33

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Speed Spence
2015 - 7
2016 - 9
2017 - 6
2019 - 7
2020 - 5
2021 - 6
2022 - 9
2023 - 8
2024 - 5

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1890–1921.

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