Boys' name · since 1997
Tracen
Tracen has 544 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,499 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,491 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 544
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Tracen currently ranks #4491 among boys' names in America, with 544 babies recorded since 1997.
Social Security Administration records show Tracen recorded 544 times among boys since 1997, holding rank #4491 nationally today, ahead of 68% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #7,499 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,491 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 544 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tracen ranks #7,499 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,491 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 544 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,499 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,491 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 544
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Tracen's 544 recorded births place it above 83.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Tracen compares
544 Top 42% higher than 58% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Tracen's all-time total is 47% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tracen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 544 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tracen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tracen splits its recorded history at 2012: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 40 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tracen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Tracen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (272 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Tracen's strongest decade.
272 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Tracen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 22
1990s
22 births
- 2000s
2000s
150 births
- 2010s
2010s
272 births
- 2020s 100
2020s
100 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 272 births (50% of all-time use).
How Tracen compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Tracen's total volume
Tracen by state
Where Tracen concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
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What to do with Tracen's data
- Tracen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (272 total births) through the 2020s (100) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Tracens (19 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tracen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~28 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1997–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Tracen draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.