Tracy
Tracy was the 2171st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 86 babies. Its best year was 1970, when it ranked 10th with 18,464 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 105 places. More babies were named Tracy in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Meaning from Norman place names (Thracius); or Theresa · French, Latin
Say it TRAY-see /ˈtɹeɪsi/
- Rank in 2025
- #2,171 girls, up 145 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 86girls
- Girls and boys
- 67% girls, 33% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 197018,464 babies
- Total since 1880
- 312,894babies recorded
What does the name Tracy mean?
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)
Tracy popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,171 | #3,937 | 86 | 28 |
| 2020 | #2,316 | #2,500 | 77 | 52 |
| 2010 | #1,676 | #1,880 | 127 | 77 |
| 2000 | #706 | #1,003 | 330 | 148 |
| 1990 | #225 | #516 | 1,266 | 364 |
| 1980 | #56 | #375 | 4,969 | 459 |
| 1970 | #10 | #162 | 18,464 | 1,776 |
| 1960 | #84 | #137 | 5,768 | 2,581 |
| 1950 | #645 | #444 | 178 | 225 |
| 1940 | #1,372 | #509 | 31 | 129 |
| 1930 | #1,865 | #840 | 20 | 61 |
| 1920 | #1,942 | #909 | 21 | 58 |
| 1910 | #2,380 | #819 | 6 | 15 |
| 1900 | #1,911 | #732 | 6 | 13 |
| 1890 | #935 | #484 | 10 | 16 |
| 1880 | — | #902 | — | 6 |
How popular is Tracy, counting every spelling?
Tracy is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,689 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,171 for Tracy 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 Tracy?
86 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Tracy (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Tracy 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 98 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Tracy.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Tracy?
About 229,000 people born in the US named Tracy are alive today, with a median age of 56; half are between 50 and 60. That makes Tracy 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.
Tracy by state
How common Tracy was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (2.4×). In 44 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Tracy: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Tracy, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Tracy · Sibling names for Tracy
Questions about the name Tracy
What does Tracy mean?
Tracy means “from Norman place names (Thracius); or Theresa” (French, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Tracy?
Tracy was the 2171st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 86 babies. Its best year was 1970, when it ranked 10th with 18,464 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 105 places. More babies were named Tracy in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Tracy a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 67% girls, 33% boys given the name Tracy in the US.
Where is Tracy most popular?
In 2021–2025, Tracy was most common in Florida (0.12 per 1,000 girls), followed by Indiana and California.