How Many People Are Named Spenser?

3,247

people named Spenser are alive in the United States today (estimate)

About 1 in 105,261 people in the US has this name

Based on 3,363 babies named Spenser in Social Security records from 1968 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.

Popularity Rank

#4,903

💎💎 Very Rare

Rank Among Boy Names

#1,835

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Peak Year

1988

359 births

Trend

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Stable (last 10 years)

⚧ Gender Distribution

Female
11.2%
Male
88.8%

Of the babies given the name Spenser, 11.2% were girls and 88.8% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Spenser rose from 7.1% in the 1980s to 19.7% in the 2010s.

👥 Age Distribution

The average person named Spenser alive today is about 31 years old, and 66% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 27 and 36 in 2025.

Under 30 1,110
34.2%
30 to 59 2,136
65.8%
60 and over 0
0%

📈 Popularity Over Time

Spenser first appears in the records in 1968 and was given most often in 1988, to 359 babies. In 2025, 6 babies got the name.

Babies given the name each year, 1968 to 2025

🏆 Rank History

Spenser has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #503, in 1988. In 2025 it ranked #11,799. Among girls, its best rank was #3,202, in 1992.

BoysGirls
Rank in 2025#11,799Not ranked
Best rank#503 (1988)#3,202 (1992)
Years in the top 100NoneNone
Rank in its biggest decade#931 in the 1990s#4,504 in the 1990s

📍 State-Wise Distribution

People named Spenser alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).

More people named Spenser were born in California than in any other state: about 332 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Spenser was given 3.6 times as often in Iowa, 2.4 times in Indiana and 2.3 times in Washington.

California 332
Texas 129
Florida 95
Ohio 82
Michigan 80
Indiana 78
Washington 67
North Carolina 57
New York 57
Iowa 54
Illinois 51
Virginia 49
Georgia 45
Missouri 43
Massachusetts 41
Pennsylvania 40
Tennessee 36
Minnesota 31
Colorado 28
Wisconsin 22
Oregon 20
Utah 14
Nebraska 12
Oklahoma 12
Connecticut 11
Alabama 10
South Carolina 9
Arizona 9
Louisiana 6
Kentucky 5
South Dakota 5

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