Spence vs Spencer

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

Name A

Spence

Boy name · Rank #12358

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Name B

Spencer

Boy name · Rank #386

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Metric Spence Spencer
Current Rank #12358 #386
Total Births (all years) 1,113 123,013
Peak Year 1970 1998
Peak Year Births 47 4,619
Peak Decade 1970ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1902 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Spence Spencer
1880ss — 313
1890ss — 309
1900ss 5 396
1910ss 43 1,373
1920ss 43 1,866
1930ss 47 1,786
1940ss 81 3,037
1950ss 97 3,154
1960ss 134 4,416
1970ss 187 6,899
1980ss 137 15,183
1990ss 118 38,183
2000ss 125 27,452
2010ss 64 13,821
2020ss 32 4,825

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Spence Spencer
2014 — 1,520
2015 7 1,433
2016 9 1,371
2017 6 1,210
2018 — 1,114
2019 7 1,038
2020 5 1,046
2021 6 1,049
2022 9 988
2023 7 902
2024 5 840

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, 1902–2024.

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