Unisex name · since 1968
Spenser
Spenser has 2,991 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1988 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,544 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,902 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,991
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Spenser is the #10902 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 2,991 recorded since 1968.
Spenser has 2,991 recorded births among boys since 1968, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10902 as of the latest data, more common than 22% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2025.
- #2,544 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,902 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,991 born since 1968
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Spenser ranks #2,544 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,902 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,991 born since 1968, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,544 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,902 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,991
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Spenser's 2,991 recorded births place it above 94.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
31 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Spenser compares
2,991 Top 18% higher than 82% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Spenser's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Spenser | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,991 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 333 | 34 | 22,252 |
Spenser's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Spenser's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 19% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 81%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1988 peak of 333, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Spenser popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (1988)
- 333
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Spenser popularity over time - girls
372 total births recorded since 1987 (Spenser as girls' name)
Spenser by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,390 births, 46% of the file).
1990s was Spenser's strongest decade.
1,390 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Spenser births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 38
1970s
38 births
- 1980s
1980s
974 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,390 births
- 2000s 427
2000s
427 births
- 2010s 106
2010s
106 births
- 2020s 50
2020s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,390 births (46% of all-time use).
How Spenser compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Spenser's total volume
Spenser by state
Where Spenser concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 327 | 10.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 130 | 4.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 99 | 3.3% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 83 | 2.8% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 81 | 2.7% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 80 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Washington | | 70 | 2.3% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 60 | 2.0% |
327 of 2,991 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.
Spenser appears in 31 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Spenser's data
- Spenser's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,390 total births); usage has since declined to 50 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Spensers (327 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Spenser: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~57 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1968–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Spenser draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.