Traverse vs Trace

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

Name A

Traverse

Boy name

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Name B

Trace

Boy name · Rank #704

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Metric Traverse Trace
Current Rank Unranked #704
Total Births (all years) 5 13,419
Peak Year 1922 2008
Peak Year Births 5 534
Peak Decade 1920ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1922 1956

Births by Decade

Decade Traverse Trace
1920ss 5 —
1950ss — 76
1960ss — 403
1970ss — 259
1980ss — 464
1990ss — 2,409
2000ss — 4,524
2010ss — 3,464
2020ss — 1,820

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Traverse Trace
2014 — 308
2015 — 291
2016 — 287
2017 — 265
2018 — 319
2019 — 302
2020 — 316
2021 — 348
2022 — 373
2023 — 403
2024 — 380

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, 1922–1922.

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