Is Spenser a boy or girl name?

Spenser is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 3,363 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 11.1% were girls and 88.9% were boys.

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Spenser

Recorded 1968–2025 · United States

Spenser was most popular in 1988, when 359 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,054 that year. In 2025 it ranked #22,044, with 6 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,363 people named Spenser.

Spenser over time

Births per year. The dot marks Spenser’s peak in 1988. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Spenser a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Spenser is mostly a boy’s name — 11.1% of the 3,363 Americans given it were girls and 88.9% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 19% girls and 81% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Spenser

Where Spenser is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org