Spenser vs Spence

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

Name A

Spenser

Boy name · Rank #9165

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Name B

Spence

Boy name · Rank #12407

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Metric Spenser Spence
Current Rank #9165 #12407
Total Births (all years) 2,991 1,114
Peak Year 1988 1970
Peak Year Births 333 47
Peak Decade 1990s 1970s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1968 1902

Births by Decade

Decade Spenser Spence
1900s - 5
1910s - 43
1920s - 43
1930s - 47
1940s - 81
1950s - 97
1960s 6 134
1970s 38 187
1980s 974 137
1990s 1,390 118
2000s 427 125
2010s 106 64
2020s 50 33

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Spenser Spence
2014 14 -
2015 13 7
2016 - 9
2017 5 6
2018 11 -
2019 6 7
2020 12 5
2021 11 6
2022 6 9
2023 7 8
2024 8 5
2025 6 -

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, 1968–2025.

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