Tracie
Tracie was the 14782nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1970, when it ranked 147th with 2,328 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 6,802 places. More babies were named Tracie in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Tracy) from Norman place names (Thracius); or Theresa · French, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #14,782 girls, down 1,413 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 6girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19702,328 babies
- Total since 1880
- 32,812babies recorded
What does the name Tracie mean?
Tracie 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)
Tracie popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 218 since 1961.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #14,782 | 6 |
| 2020 | #13,369 | 7 |
| 2010 | #9,191 | 13 |
| 2000 | #2,424 | 64 |
| 1990 | #934 | 204 |
| 1980 | #345 | 686 |
| 1970 | #147 | 2,328 |
| 1960 | #413 | 549 |
| 1950 | #2,248 | 20 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Tracie, counting every spelling?
Tracie is a spelling of Tracy, a name family that ranked #1,689 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #14,782 for Tracie 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 Tracie?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Tracie (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Tracie 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 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Tracie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Tracie?
About 29,900 people born in the US named Tracie are alive today, with a median age of 55; half are between 49 and 59. That makes Tracie mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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 Tracie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Tracie, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Tracie
What does Tracie mean?
Tracie 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 Tracie?
Tracie was the 14782nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1970, when it ranked 147th with 2,328 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 6,802 places. More babies were named Tracie in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Tracie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Tracie in the US.