Boy name Old French origin

Spencer

SPEN-suhr · 7 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Steward or dispenser of provisions
Language
Old French
Culture
English
Style era
modern
Themes
English · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#388
2024 births840
Peak year1998
First appeared1880
Total US births123,013
1998 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Spence
Alternate spellings
Spenser
In other languages
Spenser

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