Recorded 1951–2012 Girls' name Peak 1973 3,413 births

Tracee — girls' name

3,413 babies named Tracee in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s1871960s9031970s13311980s7061990s2062000s742010s6
1970s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Tracee was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

313 babies were named Tracee in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tracee

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,413 babies named Tracee between 1951 and 2012, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tracee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 313 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tracee performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 1,331 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Tracee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 419 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Tracee in 28 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tracee in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 3,413 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Tracee at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

3,413

Since 1951

62 years of records

Peak year

1973

313 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1951

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 2012

Tracee popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1951

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1973)
313
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
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Tracee popularity over time — boys

10 total births recorded since 1988 (Tracee as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 19921988 5

Tracee by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
1,331 births that decade — 39% of Tracee's all-time total
1950s1871960s9031970s13311980s7061990s2062000s742010s6

Tracee by state

Where Tracee concentrates geographically — total births since 1951

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tracee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
419 12.3%
#2 Texas
149 4.4%
#3 Illinois
124 3.6%
#4 New York
124 3.6%
#5 Ohio
118 3.5%
#6 Michigan
105 3.1%
#7 Florida
102 3.0%
#8 Pennsylvania
91 2.7%
California share of Tracee's total US births 12.3%
Even split

419 of 3,413 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.

Tracee appears in 28 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tracee?
3,413 babies have been named Tracee since 1951. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1973 with 313 births.
When was Tracee most popular?
Tracee was most popular in the 1970s decade with 1,331 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
Where is Tracee most popular?
The top states for the name Tracee are California (419 births), Texas (149 births), Illinois (124 births).
How long has the name Tracee been used?
Tracee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 62 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Tracee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tracy, Tracey, Traci, Tracie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1951–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.