Spencer vs Spero

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

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Spencer

Boy name · Rank #386

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Spero

Boy name

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Metric Spencer Spero
Current Rank #386 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 123,013 316
Peak Year 1998 1932
Peak Year Births 4,619 14
Peak Decade 1990ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1915

Births by Decade

Decade Spencer Spero
1880ss 313 —
1890ss 309 —
1900ss 396 —
1910ss 1,373 38
1920ss 1,866 80
1930ss 1,786 44
1940ss 3,037 28
1950ss 3,154 66
1960ss 4,416 48
1970ss 6,899 12
1980ss 15,183 —
1990ss 38,183 —
2000ss 27,452 —
2010ss 13,821 —
2020ss 4,825 —

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Spencer Spero
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, 1880–2024.

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