Spencer

Spencer is a male given name: 97% of people named Spencer are men, and it is recorded as male in 2 of the 2 countries covered.

MaleHigh

Male 97%Female 3%

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 97% male / 3% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Great Britain
US births since 1880: 115,978 male / 3,797 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Spencer

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Spencer," in English, "Guten Tag Spencer," in German. Spencer is a male given name: about 97% of people named Spencer are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Spencer,

German

Guten Tag Spencer,

French

Bonjour Spencer,

Spanish

Estimado/a Spencer:

Chinese

Spencer您好：

Japanese

Spencer様

English

Hi Spencer,

German

Hi Spencer,

French

Salut Spencer,

Spanish

Hola Spencer,

Chinese

Spencer你好：

Japanese

Spencerさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Spencer by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	very common	man's name	97%
Great Britain	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

115,978 male · 3,797 female · 119,775 births recorded

Male 97%Female 3%

Since 1980: 96% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Spencer a male or female name?

Spencer is a male given name: 97% of people named Spencer are men, and it is recorded as male in 2 of the 2 countries covered.

How do I address Spencer in an email?

Is Spencer a unisex name?

Spencer is not a unisex name: 97% of people named Spencer are men. Spencer leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Spencer a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/spencer (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_spencer,
  title  = {Is Spencer a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/spencer},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}