Spencer

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A few things about Spencer you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Spencer

Spencer Breslin

American actor and musician

Choose Spencer and your child shares a first name with Spencer Breslin, an American actor and musician. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Spencer, like who?” Spencer Breslin's Wikipedia article is available in 29 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 1,881 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Spencer, 908 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Spencer would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistorySpencer has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Spencers, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1998, when it ranked #84. Today it's #360, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowSpencer was 3.9× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 486 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 1,881.
• 🍂TrendSpencer has slipped 43 places over the last five years and now sits at #360. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedSpencer is most popular in South Dakota, where it ranks #145, followed by Maine (#151) and West Virginia (#168). It makes the top 1,000 in almost every state.
• ⚖️Boy or girlSpencer is given to both boys and girls: 79% of the 1,153 babies named Spencer in 2025 were boys. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningIn English, Spencer means “steward, dispenser”.

About the name Spencer

Spencer is a gender-neutral name of English origin meaning “steward, dispenser”. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, starting with S and ending in “-cer”. US birth records list Spencer for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked #84 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #360, with 908 babies. Of the 1,153 US babies named Spencer in 2025, 21% were girls and 79% were boys.

Origin:English names