Girls' name · since 1960
Tracia
Since 1960, U.S. Social Security records show 414 babies named Tracia, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,257 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 414
- born since 1960
- 1970s
- peak decade
414 girls have been named Tracia since 1960, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Tracia has 414 recorded births among girls since 1960, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2002.
- #13,257 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 414 born since 1960
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tracia ranks #13,257 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 414 born since 1960, peaking in the 1970s.
- #13,257 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 414
- born since 1960
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tracia's 414 recorded births place it above 81.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Tracia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tracia splits its recorded history at 1978: 34% of all births land in the more recent half, 66% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1960 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 42 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tracia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2002
- Peak year (1970)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Tracia by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (174 births, 42% of the file).
1970s was Tracia's strongest decade.
174 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Tracia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
120 births
- 1970s
1970s
174 births
- 1980s 63
1980s
63 births
- 1990s 52
1990s
52 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 174 births (42% of all-time use).
Tracia by state
Where Tracia concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.2% |
5 of 414 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Tracia's data
- Tracia's decade-level peak was the 1970s (174 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tracias (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Tracia: 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 (~42 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, 1960–2002 (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 Tracia 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.