Traci
A Norman French place name, Tracy in Normandy, taken up as a surname and then a given name.
Popularity, 1880–2025
Traci first shows up in the national records in 1945. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in 1 different years between 1970 and 1970. Its biggest year was 1970, when 3,854 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 100 nationally. It last appears in the data in 2024; fewer than five babies a year have received it since. All told, 52,406 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Tracy (312,894), Tracey (95,203), Tracie (32,812), Tracee (3,423), Tracye (1,086) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: Tracy
Explore Traci interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 31 | No. 3176 |
| 1950s | 1,144 | No. 496 |
| 1960s | 18,703 | No. 112 |
| 1970s | 20,675 | No. 100 |
| 1980s | 8,470 | No. 226 |
| 1990s | 2,413 | No. 475 |
| 2000s | 507 | No. 2028 |
| 2010s | 178 | No. 5114 |
| 2020s | 52 | No. 6691 |
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.