Unisex name ★ peaked 1970

Tracy

Gender Unisex · 80% girls Rank 2025 #2,171 Trend → Stable

A Norman baronial surname from places in France, derived from the Gallo-Roman given name Thracius which referred to Thrace + the Celtic suffix *-āko (place, property).

Rank 2025
#2,171
among girls · ↑288 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
114
named Tracy · +4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 18,689
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1970
20,240 babies
All-time total
312,894
#163 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Tracy popularity over time

312,894 babies have been named Tracy since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
3.757.511.251518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 48 94 142 14 – #654
1890s 94 123 217 22 +53% #900
1900s 78 100 178 18 -18% #1,071
1910s 150 497 647 65 +263% #1,427
1920s 168 660 828 83 +28% #1,665
1930s 164 846 1,010 101 +22% #1,634
1940s 911 1,630 2,541 254 +152% #639
1950s 11,363 6,774 18,137 1,814 +614% #131
1960s 103,780 29,177 132,957 13,296 +633% #17
1970s 95,536 13,419 108,955 10,896 -18% #10
1980s 28,492 3,536 32,028 3,203 -71% #56
1990s 6,683 2,719 9,402 940 -71% #225
2000s 2,448 1,097 3,545 355 -62% #706
2010s 1,021 594 1,615 162 -54% #1,659
2020s (to 2025) 457 235 692 115 -29% #2,171

Where Tracy is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 87 0.05 outside top 500
2027 88 0.05 outside top 500
2028 89 0.06 outside top 500
2029 90 0.06 outside top 500
2030 90 0.06 outside top 500

Where Tracy is most popular

Girls named Tracy per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.047 per 1,000. Strongest in Florida, Indiana, and California.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Tracy born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Florida 49 0.115 +144%
Indiana 10 0.071 +52%
California 54 0.064 +37%
Texas 38 0.047 ≈ national
Michigan 5 0.027 -41%
Ohio 5 0.021 -55%
New York 7 0.018 -62%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Tracy

Tracy is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,171 in 2025 with 86 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 312,894 American babies have been named Tracy, about 80% girls and 20% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 1970, when 20,240 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1970s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Tracy stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Tracy?

The median living Tracy is about 55 years old; half are between 50 and 60. An estimated 285 thousand people named Tracy are alive in the United States today.

median 55 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Tracy year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 86 #2,171 28 #3,937
2024 74 #2,459 36 #3,326
2023 75 #2,414 38 #3,220
2022 77 #2,401 37 #3,271
2021 68 #2,584 44 #2,856
2020 77 #2,316 52 #2,500
2019 73 #2,450 35 #3,339
2018 79 #2,326 55 #2,414
2017 89 #2,158 51 #2,528
2016 93 #2,115 53 #2,434
2015 83 #2,276 72 #2,015
2014 129 #1,659 46 #2,656
2013 122 #1,712 60 #2,202
2012 120 #1,730 74 #1,938
2011 106 #1,897 71 #1,965
2010 127 #1,676 77 #1,880
2009 158 #1,477 71 #1,988
2008 184 #1,338 77 #1,895
2007 222 #1,156 102 #1,549
2006 195 #1,239 99 #1,525
2005 222 #1,073 87 #1,593
2004 254 #951 108 #1,357
2003 303 #820 145 #1,073
2002 283 #827 118 #1,190
2001 297 #796 142 #1,041
2000 330 #706 148 #1,003
1995 557 #456 273 #623
1990 1,266 #225 364 #516
1985 2,652 #107 348 #462
1980 4,969 #56 459 #375
1975 8,509 #24 1,050 #206
1970 18,464 #10 1,776 #162
1965 11,174 #36 2,932 #110
1960 5,768 #84 2,581 #137
1955 936 #280 526 #323
1950 178 #645 225 #444
1945 91 #789 150 #492
1940 31 #1,372 129 #509
1935 21 #1,717 84 #651
1930 20 #1,865 61 #840
1925 21 #1,939 70 #792
1920 21 #1,942 58 #909
1915 18 #1,878 49 #891
1910 6 #2,380 15 #819
1905 8 #1,524 – –
1900 6 #1,911 13 #732
1895 9 #1,197 11 #678
1890 10 #935 16 #484
1885 12 #654 12 #575
1880 – – 6 #902

Famous people named Tracy

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Tracy Letts Tracy Letts American actor and screenwriter b. 1965 · Contemporary
  2. 2 Tracy Chapman Tracy Chapman American singer-songwriter (born 1964) Contemporary
  3. 3 Tracy Morgan Tracy Morgan American actor and comedian (born 1968) Contemporary
  4. 4 Tracy Pollan Tracy Pollan American actress (born 1960) Contemporary
  5. 5 Tracy McGrady Tracy McGrady American basketball player (born 1979) Contemporary
  6. 6 Tracy Nelson Tracy Nelson American actress b. 1963 · Contemporary
  7. 7 Tracy Spiridakos Tracy Spiridakos Canadian actress b. 1988 · Contemporary
  8. 8 Tracy Austin Tracy Austin American tennis player (born 1962) Contemporary
  9. 9 Tracy Scoggins Tracy Scoggins American actress (born c. 1953) Contemporary
  10. 10 Tracy Middendorf American actress b. 1970 · Contemporary
  11. 11 Tracy Caldwell Dyson Tracy Caldwell Dyson American chemist and NASA astronaut (born 1969) Contemporary
  12. 12 Tracy Hickman Tracy Hickman American writer and game designer b. 1955 · Contemporary
  13. 13 Tracy Chevalier Tracy Chevalier American-British novelist (born 1962) Contemporary
  14. 14 Tracy Caulkins Tracy Caulkins American swimmer (born 1963) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Tracy, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Tracy?

The median living Tracy is about 55 years old. Half of all living Tracys are between 50 and 60 years old.

How many people named Tracy are alive today?

An estimated 285 thousand people named Tracy are alive in the United States, based on 312,894 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Tracy mean?

A Norman baronial surname from places in France, derived from the Gallo-Roman given name Thracius which referred to Thrace + the Celtic suffix *-āko (place, property).

How popular is the name Tracy in 2025?

Tracy ranked #2,171 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 86 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Tracy?

312,894 babies have been named Tracy in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Tracy most popular?

Tracy peaked in 1970, when 20,240 newborns received the name.

Is Tracy a boy or girl name?

Tracy is used for both: about 80% of babies named Tracy have been girls and 20% boys.

Is the name Tracy rising or falling?

Tracy is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Tracy become more popular?

Tracy looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 90 girls named Tracy in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Tracy?

Well-known people named Tracy include Tracy Letts (actor), Tracy Chapman (singer), Tracy Morgan (actor).

Names like Tracy

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