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Spencer

Pronounced /ˈspɛnsɚ/

Rank in 2024
#1,118
Born in 2024
216
Peak year
2017 · #979
Origin
Not recorded
Also recorded for boys:840 in 2024 (#385)

1880 to 2024

Uncommon
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Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 216 girls were named Spencer, about 1 in every 7,468.
  • It peaked in 2017 with 267 babies, ranked #979.
  • It first shows up in the records in 1922.
  • 5,461 girls have been named Spencer since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Spencer per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

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    Gen Alpha

Greatest: 6 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 6 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Boomers: 21 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen X: 83 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Millennials: 1,246 babies, 0.04 per 1,000. Gen Z: 1,307 babies, 0.04 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 2,792 babies, 0.14 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

An occupational surname from Middle English Spenser, Spencer, Spensier, from the common noun spenser (“spencer”), denoting someone who works in a spense (“spence”), or as a butler or steward.

  • (countable) A unisex given name.
  • A male given name transferred from the surname, of general 19th century and later usage.
  • A female given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.
Origin
Not recorded
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