Is Spenser a boy or girl name?
Spenser was mostly a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 11.1% of the 3,357 US babies named Spenser were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #9,719
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Spenser since 1968
- 3,357
- Most popular year
- 1988
- 359 babies
Boys and girls named Spenser, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 38 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 974 | 75 | 7.1% |
| 1990s | 1,390 | 231 | 14.3% |
| 2000s | 427 | 32 | 7% |
| 2010s | 106 | 26 | 19.7% |
| 2020s | 44 | 8 | 15.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #9,719 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 7 | #10,646 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 6 | #12,113 | 8 | #12,105 |
| 2021 | 11 | #7,505 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 12 | #6,981 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #11,942 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,545 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #13,973 | 9 | #11,505 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 13 | #6,624 | 5 | #18,771 |
| 2014 | 14 | #6,260 | 7 | #14,378 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,960 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 15 | #5,949 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 16 | #5,640 | 5 | #19,219 |
| 2010 | 14 | #6,320 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 18 | #5,282 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 21 | #4,684 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 31 | #3,498 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 22 | #4,348 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 29 | #3,441 | 6 | #16,183 |
| 2004 | 40 | #2,687 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 51 | #2,173 | 5 | #18,058 |
| 2002 | 64 | #1,812 | 7 | #13,439 |
| 2001 | 67 | #1,730 | 8 | #11,921 |
| 2000 | 84 | #1,477 | 6 | #14,782 |
| 1999 | 83 | #1,417 | 8 | #11,236 |
| 1998 | 94 | #1,286 | 18 | #5,770 |
| 1997 | 110 | #1,139 | 17 | #5,838 |
| 1996 | 137 | #948 | 15 | #6,349 |
| 1995 | 170 | #823 | 23 | #4,497 |
| 1994 | 127 | #987 | 23 | #4,503 |
| 1993 | 108 | #1,078 | 28 | #3,865 |
| 1992 | 161 | #833 | 36 | #3,207 |
| 1991 | 182 | #758 | 31 | #3,530 |
| 1990 | 218 | #688 | 32 | #3,429 |
| 1989 | 261 | #612 | 32 | #3,316 |
| 1988 | 333 | #503 | 26 | #3,677 |
| 1987 | 248 | #579 | 17 | #4,844 |
| 1986 | 93 | #952 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 24 | #2,288 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 10 | #4,166 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #7,189 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 7 | #5,290 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #6,638 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,730 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,369 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,843 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 7 | #4,183 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 6 | #4,082 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Spenser reached #503 in 1988. As a girl name, it reached #3,207 in 1992. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Spenser
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.