Spero vs Spencer

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

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Spero

Boy name

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Name B

Spencer

Boy name · Rank #386

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Spero Spencer
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, 1915–1971.

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