Recorded 1955–1987 Girls' name Peak 1965 1,080 births

Tracye — girls' name

1,080 babies named Tracye in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s981960s6311970s2861980s65
1960s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Tracye was born in this single decade.

1965
Single peak year

81 babies were named Tracye in 1965 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tracye

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,080 babies named Tracye between 1955 and 1987, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tracye currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 81 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tracye performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 631 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tracye shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 146 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Tennessee and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Tracye in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tracye 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 1,080 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.

Tracye at a glance

Last recorded 1987

Total births

1,080

Since 1955

33 years of records

Peak year

1965

81 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1987

Active since

1955

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 1987

Tracye popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1955

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1965)
81
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
020406080100 198719821978197419701966196219581955 5

Tracye popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1966 (Tracye as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1966 5

Tracye by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
631 births that decade — 58% of Tracye's all-time total
1950s981960s6311970s2861980s65

Tracye by state

Where Tracye concentrates geographically — total births since 1955

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tracye
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
146 13.5%
#2 Tennessee
73 6.8%
#3 California
37 3.4%
#4 Georgia
22 2.0%
#5 Illinois
10 0.9%
#6 Arkansas
7 0.6%
#7 Kentucky
6 0.6%
#8 Mississippi
5 0.5%
Texas share of Tracye's total US births 13.5%
Even split

146 of 1,080 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Tracye appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tracye?
1,080 babies have been named Tracye since 1955. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1965 with 81 births.
When was Tracye most popular?
Tracye was most popular in the 1960s decade with 631 total births. The single peak year was 1965.
Where is Tracye most popular?
The top states for the name Tracye are Texas (146 births), Tennessee (73 births), California (37 births).
How long has the name Tracye been used?
Tracye has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 33 years of data through 1987.
What names are similar to Tracye?
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, 1955–1987 (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.