Unisex name · since 1923
Tracey
Since 1923, U.S. Social Security records show 86,515 babies named Tracey, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #412 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,943 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 86,515
- born since 1923
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Tracey is the #7943 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 86,515 recorded since 1923.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tracey has been recorded 86,515 times among girls since 1923, currently ranked #7943 nationally and more common than 54% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 2025.
- #412 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,943 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 86,515 born since 1923
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tracey ranks #412 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,943 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 86,515 born since 1923, peaking in the 1960s.
- #412 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,943 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 86,515
- born since 1923
- 1960s
- peak decade
Tracey's 86,515 recorded births place it above 99.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Tracey compares
86,515 Top 3% higher than 97% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Tracey's all-time total is 230x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tracey | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 86,515 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 6,230 | 21 | 19,840 |
Tracey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tracey's SSA record in two at 1981 and the more recent half accounts for 12% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 88%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1923, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1970 peak of 6,230, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tracey popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–2025
- Peak year (1970)
- 6,230
- Annual births at peak, across 103 years of records
Tracey popularity over time - boys
8,688 total births recorded since 1915 (Tracey as boys' name)
Tracey by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (40,287 births, 47% of the file).
1960s was Tracey's strongest decade.
40,287 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Tracey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 17
1930s
17 births
- 1940s 244
1940s
244 births
- 1950s 5,159
1950s
5,159 births
- 1960s
1960s
40,287 births
- 1970s
1970s
28,746 births
- 1980s 8,368
1980s
8,368 births
- 1990s 2,650
1990s
2,650 births
- 2000s 683
2000s
683 births
- 2010s 277
2010s
277 births
- 2020s 79
2020s
79 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 40,287 births (47% of all-time use).
How Tracey compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Tracey's total volume
Tracey by state
Where Tracey concentrates geographically, total births since 1923
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 8,191 | 9.5% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 7,087 | 8.2% |
| #3 | California | | 5,625 | 6.5% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 4,902 | 5.7% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 4,708 | 5.4% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 4,369 | 5.0% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 4,236 | 4.9% |
| #8 | Texas | | 3,663 | 4.2% |
8,191 of 86,515 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Tracey appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tracey's data
- Tracey's decade-level peak was the 1960s (40,287 total births); usage has since declined to 79 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Traceys (8,191 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Tracey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~102 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, 1923–2025 (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 Tracey 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.