Trace vs Tracy

Side-by-side comparison of Trace and Tracy - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Trace

Boy name · Rank #703

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Name B

Tracy

Girl name · Rank #2437

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Metric Trace Tracy
Current Rank #703 #2437
Total Births (all years) 13,764 251,393
Peak Year 2008 1970
Peak Year Births 534 18,464
Peak Decade 2000s 1960s
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1956 1884

Births by Decade

Decade Trace Tracy
1880s - 48
1890s - 94
1900s - 78
1910s - 150
1920s - 168
1930s - 164
1940s - 911
1950s 76 11,363
1960s 403 103,780
1970s 259 95,536
1980s 464 28,492
1990s 2,409 6,683
2000s 4,524 2,448
2010s 3,465 1,021
2020s 2,164 457

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Trace Tracy
2014 308 129
2015 291 83
2016 287 93
2017 266 89
2018 319 79
2019 302 73
2020 316 77
2021 348 68
2022 373 77
2023 404 75
2024 383 74
2025 340 86

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1956–2025.

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