Spero vs Spenser

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

Name A

Spero

Boy name

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Name B

Spenser

Boy name · Rank #9131

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Metric Spero Spenser
Current Rank Unranked #9131
Total Births (all years) 316 2,985
Peak Year 1932 1988
Peak Year Births 14 333
Peak Decade 1920ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1968

Births by Decade

Decade Spero Spenser
1910ss 38 —
1920ss 80 —
1930ss 44 —
1940ss 28 —
1950ss 66 —
1960ss 48 6
1970ss 12 38
1980ss — 974
1990ss — 1,390
2000ss — 427
2010ss — 106
2020ss — 44

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Spero Spenser
2014 — 14
2015 — 13
2017 — 5
2018 — 11
2019 — 6
2020 — 12
2021 — 11
2022 — 6
2023 — 7
2024 — 8

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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