Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Spencer

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Spencer
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1998

Peak era

1998

Peak rank proxy

4,619

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Z

1880Peak 19982024

Peak year

1998

Decline from peak

81.8%

2024

840

All-time

123,013

Spencer is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1998, when 4,619 boys were named Spencer.

In 2024, only 840 boys were given the name.

Down 81.8% from its peak.

All told, about 123,013 Americans have been named Spencer and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1998

19984,619 boys named Spencer

2024840 boys named Spencer

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