Racine
Jean-Baptiste Racine was a French dramatist, one of the three great playwrights of 17th-century France, along with Molière and Corneille, as well as an important literary figure in the Western tradition and world literature. Racine was primarily a tragedian, producing such "examples of neoclassical perfection" as Phèdre, Andromaque, and Athalie.
Meaning & Origin of Racine
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jean-Baptiste Racine was a French dramatist, one of the three great playwrights of 17th-century France, along with Molière and Corneille, as well as an important literary figure in the Western tradition and world literature. Racine was primarily a tragedian, producing such "examples of neoclassical perfection" as Phèdre, Andromaque, and Athalie.
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The Story of Racine
Racine first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1922, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1985, when 76 Racines were born — ranking #1,575 that year. As of 2026, Racine ranks #16,460 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 597 Racines have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Racine
Racine is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1922 and has accumulated 597 births in the dataset. Racine's peak popularity came in 1985 when it ranked #1,575. Use the chart and map above to compare Racine's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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