Speed vs Spencer

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

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Speed

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Spencer

Boy name · Rank #386

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Metric Speed Spencer
Current Rank Unranked #386
Total Births (all years) 19 123,013
Peak Year 1921 1998
Peak Year Births 9 4,619
Peak Decade 1920ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1890 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Speed Spencer
1880ss — 313
1890ss 5 309
1900ss — 396
1910ss 5 1,373
1920ss 9 1,866
1930ss — 1,786
1940ss — 3,037
1950ss — 3,154
1960ss — 4,416
1970ss — 6,899
1980ss — 15,183
1990ss — 38,183
2000ss — 27,452
2010ss — 13,821
2020ss — 4,825

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Speed Spencer
2014 — 1,520
2015 — 1,433
2016 — 1,371
2017 — 1,210
2018 — 1,114
2019 — 1,038
2020 — 1,046
2021 — 1,049
2022 — 988
2023 — 902
2024 — 840

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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