Tracey
Tracey was the 8314th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1970, when it ranked 55th with 6,230 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,498 places. More babies were named Tracey in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Tracy) from Norman place names (Thracius); or Theresa · French, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #8,314 girls, up 2,702 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 13girls
- Girls and boys
- 65% girls, 35% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19706,230 babies
- Total since 1880
- 95,203babies recorded
What does the name Tracey mean?
Tracey is a spelling of Tracy, pronounced the same way, so it shares Tracy's meaning and origin.
Tracy is a Norman baronial surname from places in France called Tracy, derived, as Wiktionary notes, from the Gallo-Roman name Thracius (referring to Thrace) and a Celtic place suffix. As a girls' name it is also a pet form of Theresa. It was an occasional boys' name in the 19th century and became very popular for girls in the 1960s and 1970s. Spencer Tracy made the surname famous.
Thracius (Latin, “Thracian”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Tracey, Tracie, Theresa.
See also: French names, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Tracy', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (our computation), SSA (public domain)
Tracey popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,314 | #11,859 | 13 | 6 |
| 2020 | #11,016 | #9,484 | 9 | 8 |
| 2010 | #4,388 | #5,451 | 34 | 17 |
| 2000 | #1,601 | #3,415 | 111 | 25 |
| 1990 | #492 | #1,155 | 496 | 89 |
| 1980 | #208 | #1,213 | 1,253 | 58 |
| 1970 | #55 | #426 | 6,230 | 369 |
| 1960 | #190 | #576 | 1,960 | 185 |
| 1950 | #987 | #1,875 | 86 | 17 |
| 1940 | — | #3,436 | — | 6 |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | #4,925 | — | 5 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Tracey, counting every spelling?
Tracey is a spelling of Tracy, a name family that ranked #1,689 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #8,314 for Tracey on its own. Together these spellings went to 105 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy | 86 | #2,171 | 380 |
| Tracey | 13 | #8,314 | 70 |
| Traci | — | — | 42 |
| Tracie | 6 | #14,782 | 31 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Tracey?
13 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Tracey (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Tracey born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 646 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Tracey.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Tracey?
About 78,600 people born in the US named Tracey are alive today, with a median age of 57; half are between 51 and 61. That makes Tracey a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Tracey: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Tracey, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Tracey
What does Tracey mean?
Tracey is a spelling of Tracy, which means “from Norman place names (Thracius); or Theresa” (French, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Tracey?
Tracey was the 8314th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1970, when it ranked 55th with 6,230 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,498 places. More babies were named Tracey in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Tracey a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 65% girls, 35% boys given the name Tracey in the US.