Traci
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.
Meaning & Origin of Traci
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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The Story of Traci
Traci first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1945, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1970, when 3,854 Tracis were born — ranking #100 that year. As of 2026, Traci ranks #9,690 for baby girls with 7 births, falling sharply (-31%). In total, more than 52K Tracis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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About the name Traci
Traci is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1945 and has accumulated 52K births in the dataset. Traci's peak popularity came in 1970 when it ranked #100. Use the chart and map above to compare Traci'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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