Spencer Name Popularity

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How popular is Spencer?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Spencer, ranked the 307th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 500 most popular, Spencer has been a top 500 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

Position 84, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 1998 with 4,619 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Spencer was 21 in 1893.

Approximately during the years 1883-1887, 1905-1908, 1909-1917, 1931-1934, 1935-1939, 1940-1943, 1948-1951, 1957-1961, 1966-1969, 1973-1976, 1980-1991, and 1995-1998, the name Spencer took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1890-1893, 2002-2005, 2006-2010, and 2014-2017.

The popularity trend for Spencer has been spiralling downward for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Spencer for their newborn has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Spencer?

Currently, the name is at a low point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Spencer is favored by many parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Spencer (Girl)		Spencer (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		244	1,047	1,101	307
2017		267	976	1,205	292
2016		245	1,063	1,367	268
2015		238	1,091	1,433	252
2014		203	1,202	1,516	248
2013		179	1,311	1,457	249
2012		145	1,529	1,533	234
2011		99	1,997	1,583	226
2010		57	3,006	1,554	227
2009		38	4,094	1,692	218
2008		52	3,256	2,091	191
2007		46	3,588	2,365	173
2006		43	3,662	2,185	184
2005		38	3,864	2,315	177
2004		69	2,476	2,661	151
2003		54	2,876	2,907	139
2002		90	1,963	3,448	110
2001		84	2,030	3,732	103
2000		99	1,773	4,043	98
1999		115	1,499	4,192	92
1998		161	1,171	4,619	84
1997		115	1,448	3,766	104
1996		114	1,444	3,609	109
1995		123	1,345	3,617	104
1994		139	1,245	3,812	98
1993		143	1,220	3,883	96
1992		131	1,301	3,695	99
1991		131	1,282	3,561	105
1990		137	1,227	3,419	105
1989		103	1,442	3,127	106
1988		68	1,836	2,693	114
1987		54	2,060	2,249	124
1986		28	3,263	1,644	164
1985		16	4,826	1,114	216
1984		10	6,717	936	238
1983		20	3,930	942	238
1982		18	4,317	926	248
1981		11	6,260	826	260
1980		17	4,486	721	288
1979		12	5,713	851	250
1978		14	4,890	738	268
1977		< 5	--	732	269
1976		6	9,080	770	256
1975		6	8,895	696	276
1974		7	7,558	564	321
1973		6	8,269	592	300
1972		< 5	--	621	299
1971		< 5	--	622	309
1970		8	6,284	718	290
1969		< 5	--	709	280
1968		7	6,164	540	328
1967		< 5	--	376	390
1966		< 5	--	367	392
1965		< 5	--	455	359
1964		< 5	--	425	385
1963		5	7,499	410	398
1962		< 5	--	379	412
1961		< 5	--	396	399
1960		5	7,173	358	422
1959		< 5	--	318	449
1958		< 5	--	285	464
1957		< 5	--	274	466
1956		6	5,870	307	433
1955		< 5	--	325	406
1954		< 5	--	292	420
1953		< 5	--	295	405
1952		< 5	--	340	369
1951		< 5	--	395	344
1950		5	6,004	322	378
1949		< 5	--	319	376
1948		< 5	--	314	384
1947		< 5	--	337	373
1946		< 5	--	303	374
1945		< 5	--	266	365
1944		< 5	--	282	356
1943		< 5	--	351	327
1942		< 5	--	313	344
1941		< 5	--	291	338
1940		< 5	--	260	352
1939		< 5	--	261	345
1938		< 5	--	205	398
1937		< 5	--	180	423
1936		< 5	--	193	394
1935		< 5	--	163	447
1934		< 5	--	185	411
1933		< 5	--	155	446
1932		< 5	--	151	469
1931		6	4,286	141	482
1930		< 5	--	152	483
1929		< 5	--	158	466
1928		< 5	--	168	472
1927		< 5	--	180	456
1926		< 5	--	176	454
1925		< 5	--	177	454
1924		< 5	--	188	446
1923		< 5	--	199	431
1922		6	4,941	197	430
1921		< 5	--	195	440
1920		< 5	--	229	393
1919		< 5	--	160	473
1918		< 5	--	210	408
1917		< 5	--	204	397
1916		< 5	--	169	434
1915		< 5	--	153	440
1914		< 5	--	124	433
1913		< 5	--	124	379
1912		< 5	--	105	378
1911		< 5	--	70	327
1910		< 5	--	54	344
1909		< 5	--	49	333
1908		< 5	--	61	277
1907		< 5	--	41	339
1906		< 5	--	29	409
1905		< 5	--	38	328
1904		< 5	--	44	293
1903		< 5	--	28	368
1902		< 5	--	32	352
1901		< 5	--	30	333
1900		< 5	--	44	324
1899		< 5	--	39	280
1898		< 5	--	40	297
1897		< 5	--	23	402
1896		< 5	--	28	366
1895		< 5	--	35	307
1894		< 5	--	27	357
1893		< 5	--	21	399
1892		< 5	--	33	328
1891		< 5	--	33	289
1890		< 5	--	30	321
1889		< 5	--	28	336
1888		< 5	--	38	288
1887		< 5	--	41	249
1886		< 5	--	29	318
1885		< 5	--	23	376
1884		< 5	--	32	313
1883		< 5	--	28	316
1882		< 5	--	33	306
1881		< 5	--	26	323
1880		< 5	--	35	282

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.