Boys' name · since 1996
Tracer
169 babies named Tracer in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,997 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 169
- born since 1996
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tracer sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 169 recorded since 1996.
Tracer has 169 recorded births among boys since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2024.
- #13,997 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 169 born since 1996
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tracer ranks #13,997 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 169 born since 1996, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,997 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 169
- born since 1996
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tracer's 169 recorded births place it above 69.22% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Tracer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tracer splits its recorded history at 2006: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2003 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tracer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2024
- Peak year (1998)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Tracer by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (60 births, 36% of the file).
1990s was Tracer's strongest decade.
60 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Tracer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
60 births
- 2000s
2000s
53 births
- 2010s
2010s
35 births
- 2020s 21
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 60 births (36% of all-time use).
Tracer by state
Where Tracer concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 10 | 5.9% |
10 of 169 births nationwide.
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- Tracer's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (60 total births) through the 2020s (21) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Tracers (10 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 Tracer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
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, 1996–2024 (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 Tracer 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.