Spencer
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning steward, dispenser of provisions.
Babies a year
298
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#360
up from #388
UK popularity
#170
298 babies · up from #210
How Spencer has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #252 |
| 2016 | #267 |
| 2017 | #292 |
| 2018 | #307 |
| 2019 | #321 |
| 2020 | #316 |
| 2021 | #315 |
| 2022 | #338 |
| 2023 | #362 |
| 2024 | #388 |
| 2025 | #360 |
In 2025, 298 babies in England and Wales were named Spencer. In the US, 1,466 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 4,619 in 1998.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Spencer was most common in 2000, when it went to 0.19% of American babies of that sex.
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