Spencer

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Spencer is a given name of British origin, that means "steward" or "administrator".

From Wikipedia

Spencer first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2003 with 617 babies (rank #90 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Spencer

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Spencer yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

6,008

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

617

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Spencer

Spencer Tracyfilm actor · b. 1900
Spencer Percevaljurist · b. 1762
Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmingtonpolitician · b. 1674
Spencer Fullerton Bairdmeteorological observer · b. 1823
Spencer Tunickphotographer · b. 1967

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	124	#240
1997	159	#209
1998	198	#171
1999	176	#188
2000	134	#224
2001	130	#229
2002	248	#159
2003	617	#90
2004	382	#131
2005	235	#184
2006	243	#182
2007	295	#171
2008	278	#178
2009	302	#177
2010	322	#170
2011	307	#183
2012	394	#150
2013	349	#160
2014	336	#170
2015	374	#154
2016	396	#146