Spence Popularity by Year
Follow Spence across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Spence birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Boys | 5 | #12,349 | Down 3,428 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 8 | #8,921 | Down 621 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 9 | #8,300 | Up 2,499 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 6 | #10,799 | Up 1,223 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 5 | #12,022 | Down 2,266 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 7 | #9,756 | Up 1,019 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 6 | #10,775 | Down 2,629 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 9 | #8,146 | Up 1,422 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 7 | #9,568 | Down 1,450 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 9 | #8,118 | Up 1,591 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 7 | #9,709 | Down 2,207 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 10 | #7,502 | Up 637 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 9 | #8,139 | Up 171 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 9 | #8,310 | Down 1,216 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 11 | #7,094 | Down 1,000 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 13 | #6,094 | Down 1,768 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 20 | #4,326 | Up 2,194 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 11 | #6,520 | Down 262 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 11 | #6,258 | Down 2,070 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 19 | #4,188 | Up 288 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 17 | #4,476 | Up 564 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 14 | #5,040 | Up 277 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 12 | #5,317 | Up 149 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 11 | #5,466 | Down 1,015 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 14 | #4,451 | Up 2,045 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 8 | #6,496 | Down 568 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 9 | #5,928 | Down 1,125 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 12 | #4,803 | Up 2,835 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 6 | #7,638 | Down 3,890 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 16 | #3,748 | Up 1,773 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 9 | #5,521 | Down 2,569 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 21 | #2,952 | Up 494 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 16 | #3,446 | Down 586 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 19 | #2,860 | Up 479 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 14 | #3,339 | Down 448 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 17 | #2,891 | Up 1,807 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 8 | #4,698 | Down 773 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 10 | #3,925 | Down 514 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 12 | #3,411 | Up 555 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 10 | #3,966 | Down 1,286 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 17 | #2,680 | Up 418 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 14 | #3,098 | Down 80 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 14 | #3,018 | Up 382 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 11 | #3,400 | Down 363 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 13 | #3,037 | Up 434 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 10 | #3,471 | Up 470 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 8 | #3,941 | Down 1,142 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 13 | #2,799 | Down 488 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 17 | #2,311 | Down 492 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 24 | #1,819 | Down 222 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 30 | #1,597 | Down 390 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 47 | #1,207 | Up 24 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 41 | #1,231 | Up 557 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 20 | #1,788 | Up 1,197 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 8 | #2,985 | Up 963 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 5 | #3,948 | Down 966 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 8 | #2,982 | Up 68 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 8 | #3,050 | Down 636 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 12 | #2,414 | Down 50 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 12 | #2,364 | Up 342 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 10 | #2,706 | Down 21 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 10 | #2,685 | Up 352 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 8 | #3,037 | Down 944 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 15 | #2,093 | Up 97 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 14 | #2,190 | Up 307 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 11 | #2,497 | Up 267 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 9 | #2,764 | Down 172 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 10 | #2,592 | Down 61 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 10 | #2,531 | Down 280 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 12 | #2,251 | Up 519 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 8 | #2,770 | Down 164 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 9 | #2,606 | Down 280 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 11 | #2,326 | Down 75 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 12 | #2,251 | Up 1,274 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 5 | #3,525 | Down 782 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 7 | #2,743 | Up 221 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 7 | #2,964 | Down 252 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 8 | #2,712 | Down 629 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 12 | #2,083 | Up 239 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 10 | #2,322 | Down 125 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 11 | #2,197 | Up 950 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 6 | #3,147 | Up 105 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 6 | #3,252 | Up 25 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 6 | #3,277 | Up 365 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 5 | #3,642 | Down 793 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 8 | #2,849 | Up 914 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 5 | #3,763 | Down 204 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 6 | #3,559 | Up 138 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 6 | #3,697 | Down 437 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 8 | #3,260 | Up 272 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 7 | #3,532 | Down 15 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 7 | #3,517 | Down 550 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 9 | #2,967 | Down 85 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 9 | #2,882 | Up 1,099 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 5 | #3,981 | Down 1,829 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 13 | #2,152 | Up 158 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 11 | #2,310 | Up 954 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 5 | #3,264 | Down 2,127 places |
| 1902 | Boys | 5 | #1,137 | — |