US rank #6046 Boys' name Peak 2011 521 births

Tracen — #6046 US boys' name

521 babies named Tracen in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s222000s1502010s2722020s77
#6046
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 58% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Tracen was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

40 babies were named Tracen in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tracen

The Social Security Administration has registered 521 babies named Tracen between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tracen currently holds the #6046 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 40 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tracen performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 272 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tracen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 19 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Utah. In total, SSA state-level files list Tracen in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tracen 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 521 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.

Tracen at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

521

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2011

40 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,046

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tracen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
40
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
01020304050 20242020201620122008200419991997 5

Tracen by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
272 births that decade — 52% of Tracen's all-time total
1990s222000s1502010s2722020s77

Tracen by state

Where Tracen concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Tracen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
19 3.6%
#2 Utah
5 1.0%
Texas share of Tracen's total US births 3.6%
Even split

19 of 521 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tracen?
521 babies have been named Tracen since 1997. It currently ranks #6046 among boys. The peak year was 2011 with 40 births.
When was Tracen most popular?
Tracen was most popular in the 2010s decade with 272 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Tracen most popular?
The top states for the name Tracen are Texas (19 births), Utah (5 births).
How long has the name Tracen been used?
Tracen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tracen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Travis, Tracy, Trace, Tracey, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1997–2024 (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.