Recorded 1960–2002 Girls' name Peak 1970 414 births

Tracia — girls' name

414 babies named Tracia in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s1201970s1741980s631990s522000s5
1970s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Tracia was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

42 babies were named Tracia in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tracia

The Social Security Administration has registered 414 babies named Tracia between 1960 and 2002, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tracia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 42 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tracia performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 174 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tracia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Tracia in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tracia 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 414 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.

Tracia at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

414

Since 1960

43 years of records

Peak year

1970

42 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1960

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2002

Tracia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1960

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1970)
42
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
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Tracia by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
174 births that decade — 42% of Tracia's all-time total
1960s1201970s1741980s631990s522000s5

Tracia by state

Where Tracia concentrates geographically — total births since 1960

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Tracia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.2%
#2 Texas
5 1.2%
California share of Tracia's total US births 1.2%
Even split

5 of 414 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tracia?
414 babies have been named Tracia since 1960. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1970 with 42 births.
When was Tracia most popular?
Tracia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 174 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Tracia most popular?
The top states for the name Tracia are California (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Tracia been used?
Tracia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 43 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Tracia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tracy, Tracey, Traci, Tracie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1960–2002 (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.