Spencer

English

"house steward, dispenser of provisions"

Spencer Origin and Meaning

The name Spencer is a boy's name of English origin meaning "house steward, dispenser of provisions".

Spencer is a name that has everything: it's both distinguished sounding and accessible, dignified but Spencer Tracy-like friendly. Picked by several celebrities (a couple of times even for a girl), adding up to an enthusiastically recommended choice.

As a family surname, Spencer became the middle name of Winston Churchill, and was the maiden name of Princess Diana. The surname version was often spelled Spenser in the past, as in Edmund Spenser, the poet known for The Faerie Queene.

The protagonist of Henry James's short story The Jolly Corner" is Spencer Brydon.

Spencer Rank in US Top 1000

# 362 in the US

Spencer Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 194 on Nameberry

Spencer Popularity

• 362 US 2023
• 194 Nameberry 2024
• 61 Unisex 2023
• 930 Future 2028
• 199 England 2021
• 61 Australia 2023
• 71 New Zealand 2023

20 Names Similar to Spencer

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Famous People Named Spencer

• Spencer Bonaventure Tracy American actor
• Spencer Perceval British prime minister
• (Edward) Spencer Abraham 10th U.S. Secretary of Energy; Senator from Michigan
• Spencer Breslin American actor; brother of Abigail Breslin
• Spencer Mason Hawes American basketball player
• Spencer Haywood American basketball player
• Spencer Paysinger American football player
• Charles Spencer Chaplin American actor and director
• Spencer Smith American drummer of band Panic! at the Disco
• Spencer William Pratt American reality TV personality ("The Hills")
• Spencer Gooding son of actor Cuba Gooding Jr
• Spencer Shuga Knight brother of actor Sterling Knight
• Spencer List American actor
• Spencer Hawk son of American pro skater Tony Hawk
• Herbert Spencer Gasser American physiologist; winner of the Nobel Prize
• Spencer Tweedy son of musician Jeff Tweedy of Wilco; drummer of band Tweedy
• Spencer Frederick Trump grandson of President Donald Trump
• Charles Edward Maurice Spencer 9th Earl Spencer
• Spencer Ackerman American national security reporter and blogger
• Spencer Charnas American Metal vocalist of Ice Nine Kills
• Spencer Kaling (b. 2020) son of actress Mindy Kaling

Spencer in Pop Culture

• Dr. Spencer Reid FBI profiler on TV's "Criminal Minds"
• Spencer Shay brother of Carly on TV's "iCarly" played by Jeremy Trainor
• Spencer Olchin character on TV's "King of Queens"
• Spencer's chain of party gift shops
• Shawn Spencer main character on "Psych"
• Eliot Spencer character on TV's "Leverage"
• Spencer Walsh character on "Good Luck Charlie"
• Spencer Monroe character on "The Walking Dead"
• Spencer Moon character on British soap "EastEnders"
• Spencer Matthews UK reality TV personality "Made in Chelsea"
• Spencer Cogswell character on "The Jetsons" Manager of Cogswell Cogs