Spencer
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About Spencer
The name Spencer is currently ranked #360 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #84 in 1998. The name is most popular in Vermont, Wyoming, and Idaho. Spencer is occasionally used for girls in 2025.
2 syllables.
As of September 2026, Spencer ranked #360 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #84 in 1998, Nameberry popularity #348.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #248 | 1,520 | 791.3 |
| 2015 | #252 | 1,433 | 747.6 |
| 2016 | #267 | 1,371 | 722.4 |
| 2017 | #292 | 1,210 | 653.7 |
| 2018 | #307 | 1,114 | 613.4 |
| 2019 | #321 | 1,038 | 578.5 |
| 2020 | #317 | 1,046 | 606 |
| 2021 | #315 | 1,049 | 599.6 |
| 2022 | #338 | 988 | 565.9 |
| 2023 | #362 | 902 | 527.3 |
| 2024 | #388 | 840 | 487.6 |
| 2025 | #360 | 908 | 531.6 |
World rankings
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Famous Spencers
- 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 agnew
director of programming for smosh games
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
- Spencer Dutton
Character in "Yellowstone" spin off series "1923"