Boys' name · since 1915
Spero
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 316 babies named Spero, peaking in 1932. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,300 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 316
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
316 boys have been named Spero since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Spero has 316 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1971.
- #10,300 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 316 born since 1915
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Spero ranks #10,300 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 316 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.
- #10,300 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 316
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Spero's 316 recorded births place it above 77.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Spero's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Spero's full recorded timeline at 1946, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1932 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Spero popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1971
- Peak year (1932)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Spero by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (80 births, 25% of the file).
1920s was Spero's strongest decade.
80 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Spero births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
38 births
- 1920s
1920s
80 births
- 1930s
1930s
44 births
- 1940s 28
1940s
28 births
- 1950s
1950s
66 births
- 1960s
1960s
48 births
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 80 births (25% of all-time use).
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What to do with Spero's data
- Spero's decade-level peak was the 1920s (80 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Spero: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1932)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1915–1971 (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 Spero 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.