Spencer

“Steward; administrator; one who distributes provisions” — Latin via Old French origin

Boy's name · #360 in the US (2025) · 90s

Spencer reached #84 in 1998 and has eased to #360 since. About 124,000 boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. About 80% of babies named Spencer in recent years have been boys. Spence is a short form of Spencer.

Around the world: #47 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #47 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #54 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #87 in New Zealand (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 47 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Spencers

Spencer Tracy — American actor (1900–1967)
Spencer Perceval — 19th-century prime minister of the United Kingdom (1762–1812)
Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington — Prime Minister of Great Britain
Spencer Fullerton Baird — American naturalist, ornithologist, ichthyologist, museum curator, and the 2nd Secretary of the Smithsonian (1823-1887)
Spencer Tunick — American photographer

In stories & tradition

Spencer (Human Torch) — Fantastic Four
Spencer Smythe — The Amazing Spider-Man
Spencer Reid — Criminal Minds

What Spencers become

Among 642 notable people named Spencer:

Sports figures appear 1.94× more often than among typical names — e.g. Spencer Gore, British tennis player (1850–1906).

Similar names: Grant · Colin · Zander · Dexter · Mitchell · Jake

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