Spenser vs Spencer

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

Name A

Spenser

Boy name · Rank #9131

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Name B

Spencer

Boy name · Rank #386

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Metric Spenser Spencer
Current Rank #9131 #386
Total Births (all years) 2,985 123,013
Peak Year 1988 1998
Peak Year Births 333 4,619
Peak Decade 1990ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1968 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Spenser Spencer
1880ss — 313
1890ss — 309
1900ss — 396
1910ss — 1,373
1920ss — 1,866
1930ss — 1,786
1940ss — 3,037
1950ss — 3,154
1960ss 6 4,416
1970ss 38 6,899
1980ss 974 15,183
1990ss 1,390 38,183
2000ss 427 27,452
2010ss 106 13,821
2020ss 44 4,825

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Spenser Spencer
2014 14 1,520
2015 13 1,433
2016 — 1,371
2017 5 1,210
2018 11 1,114
2019 6 1,038
2020 12 1,046
2021 11 1,049
2022 6 988
2023 7 902
2024 8 840

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, 1968–2024.

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