Tracey
Tracy, is an English given name and surname. As a British personal name, it was originally adopted from Norman surnames such as those of the family de Tracy or de Trasci from Tracy-Bocage in Normandy, France. Derived from the Gaulish male name Draccios, or Latin Thracius, and the well-identified Celtic suffix -āko, such Norman surnames themselves sprang from several Tracy place-names in France.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Tracey
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tracy, is an English given name and surname. As a British personal name, it was originally adopted from Norman surnames such as those of the family de Tracy or de Trasci from Tracy-Bocage in Normandy, France. Derived from the Gaulish male name Draccios, or Latin Thracius, and the well-identified Celtic suffix -āko, such Norman surnames themselves sprang from several Tracy place-names in France.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Tracey
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Tracey as a girl name dates back to 1923, when 5 babies received it. 1970 was its biggest year on record, with 6,230 newborns named Tracey — #55 in the national rankings. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 47% of all recorded Traceys. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #6,983 among girl names with 16 births, falling sharply (-17%). In total, more than 87K Traceys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Tracey first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1915, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1967: 552 births, good for #318 nationwide. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 42% of all recorded Traceys. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (11 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 9K Traceys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Tracey
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About the name Tracey
Tracey is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1923 and has accumulated 87K births in the dataset. Tracey's peak popularity came in 1970 when it ranked #55. Use the chart and map above to compare Tracey'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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