Speed vs Spenser

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

Name A

Speed

Boy name

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Name B

Spenser

Boy name · Rank #9131

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Metric Speed Spenser
Current Rank Unranked #9131
Total Births (all years) 19 2,985
Peak Year 1921 1988
Peak Year Births 9 333
Peak Decade 1920ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1890 1968

Births by Decade

Decade Speed Spenser
1890ss 5 —
1910ss 5 —
1920ss 9 —
1960ss — 6
1970ss — 38
1980ss — 974
1990ss — 1,390
2000ss — 427
2010ss — 106
2020ss — 44

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Speed Spenser
2014 — 14
2015 — 13
2017 — 5
2018 — 11
2019 — 6
2020 — 12
2021 — 11
2022 — 6
2023 — 7
2024 — 8

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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