Tracey
A Norman French place name, Tracy in Normandy, taken up as a surname and then a given name.
Popularity, 1880–2025
Tracey first shows up in the national records in 1915. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 1965 to 1972. Its biggest year was 1970, when 6,230 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 55 nationally. The name has also seen real use for boys: 8,688 of the 95,203 Americans given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Tracy (312,894), Traci (52,406), Tracie (32,812), Tracee (3,423), Tracye (1,086) (total births since 1880)
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| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 | No. 4967 |
| 1930s | 17 | No. 3782 |
| 1940s | 244 | No. 1185 |
| 1950s | 5,159 | No. 224 |
| 1960s | 40,287 | No. 65 |
| 1970s | 28,746 | No. 55 |
| 1980s | 8,368 | No. 208 |
| 1990s | 2,650 | No. 491 |
| 2000s | 683 | No. 1588 |
| 2010s | 277 | No. 3848 |
| 2020s | 79 | No. 7247 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.