Tracey
#7,885 for girls in 2025, 13 births · #10,695 for boys in 2025, 6 births
Given to girls 90.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1970 · 6,230 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 8 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 86,515since 1923
Tracey over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #7,885 | 13 | #10,695 | 6 |
| 2024 | #7,251 | 15 | #7,257 | 11 |
| 2023 | #7,247 | 15 | #10,821 | 6 |
| 2022 | #7,631 | 14 | #9,823 | 7 |
| 2021 | #8,024 | 13 | #8,825 | 8 |
| 2020 | #10,250 | 9 | #8,739 | 8 |
| 2019 | #5,041 | 26 | #6,777 | 12 |
| 2018 | #7,409 | 15 | #12,156 | 5 |
| 2017 | #5,045 | 26 | #8,140 | 9 |
| 2016 | #4,423 | 32 | #6,053 | 14 |
| 2015 | #5,653 | 23 | #5,999 | 14 |
| 2014 | #3,848 | 39 | #8,781 | 8 |
| 2013 | #5,013 | 27 | #6,603 | 12 |
| 2012 | #4,601 | 31 | #7,050 | 11 |
| 2011 | #5,543 | 24 | #5,675 | 15 |
| 2010 | #4,306 | 34 | #5,251 | 17 |
| 2009 | #3,409 | 48 | #5,102 | 18 |
| 2008 | #3,859 | 41 | #4,044 | 25 |
| 2007 | #3,376 | 49 | #4,011 | 25 |
| 2006 | #3,264 | 50 | #4,223 | 22 |
| 2005 | #2,935 | 55 | #4,631 | 18 |
| 2004 | #2,240 | 78 | #3,368 | 28 |
| 2003 | #2,522 | 64 | #3,838 | 22 |
| 2002 | #1,887 | 94 | #2,817 | 33 |
| 2001 | #1,872 | 93 | #2,864 | 32 |
| 2000 | #1,588 | 111 | #3,299 | 25 |
| 1999 | #1,654 | 100 | #2,722 | 31 |
| 1998 | #1,458 | 117 | #2,040 | 46 |
| 1997 | #1,155 | 160 | #2,060 | 43 |
| 1996 | #970 | 197 | #1,552 | 64 |
| 1995 | #949 | 198 | #1,559 | 60 |
| 1994 | #866 | 226 | #1,373 | 72 |
| 1993 | #657 | 339 | #1,254 | 82 |
| 1992 | #593 | 385 | #1,382 | 67 |
| 1991 | #542 | 432 | #1,227 | 82 |
| 1990 | #491 | 496 | #1,149 | 89 |
| 1989 | #415 | 596 | #1,184 | 81 |
| 1988 | #353 | 704 | #1,154 | 76 |
| 1987 | #301 | 807 | #1,088 | 78 |
| 1986 | #318 | 754 | #1,102 | 72 |
| 1985 | #339 | 694 | #1,228 | 60 |
| 1984 | #287 | 838 | #1,110 | 66 |
| 1983 | #296 | 787 | #1,631 | 36 |
| 1982 | #272 | 897 | #1,395 | 46 |
| 1981 | #239 | 1,038 | #1,084 | 70 |
| 1980 | #208 | 1,253 | #1,204 | 58 |
| 1979 | #202 | 1,312 | #842 | 105 |
| 1978 | #179 | 1,449 | #831 | 106 |
| 1977 | #180 | 1,503 | #714 | 142 |
| 1976 | #140 | 1,942 | #665 | 152 |
| 1975 | #117 | 2,378 | #538 | 223 |
| 1974 | #108 | 2,758 | #461 | 299 |
| 1973 | #102 | 2,978 | #374 | 421 |
| 1972 | #88 | 3,407 | #360 | 466 |
| 1971 | #74 | 4,789 | #413 | 379 |
| 1970 | #55 | 6,230 | #426 | 369 |
| 1969 | #65 | 5,624 | #401 | 395 |
| 1968 | #72 | 4,931 | #365 | 451 |
| 1967 | #78 | 4,498 | #318 | 552 |
| 1966 | #69 | 5,127 | #344 | 471 |
| 1965 | #85 | 4,260 | #415 | 353 |
| 1964 | #111 | 3,743 | #431 | 342 |
| 1963 | #118 | 3,700 | #446 | 317 |
| 1962 | #123 | 3,643 | #456 | 306 |
| 1961 | #151 | 2,801 | #516 | 237 |
| 1960 | #190 | 1,960 | #575 | 185 |
| 1959 | #224 | 1,410 | #691 | 122 |
| 1958 | #286 | 977 | #786 | 90 |
| 1957 | #284 | 984 | #813 | 86 |
| 1956 | #396 | 518 | #906 | 68 |
| 1955 | #421 | 443 | #1,419 | 29 |
| 1954 | #485 | 330 | #1,292 | 34 |
| 1953 | #652 | 189 | #1,408 | 29 |
| 1952 | #794 | 129 | #1,749 | 19 |
| 1951 | #961 | 93 | #1,553 | 23 |
| 1950 | #978 | 86 | #1,815 | 17 |
| 1949 | #1,265 | 52 | #1,501 | 24 |
| 1948 | #1,185 | 58 | #2,218 | 12 |
| 1947 | #1,822 | 28 | #1,916 | 16 |
| 1946 | #1,970 | 22 | #1,884 | 15 |
| 1945 | #1,795 | 22 | #2,242 | 10 |
| 1944 | #2,199 | 16 | #2,633 | 8 |
| 1943 | #1,994 | 19 | #2,277 | 11 |
| 1942 | #1,981 | 19 | #2,386 | 10 |
| 1941 | #3,252 | 8 | #2,333 | 10 |
| 1940 | — | #3,130 | 6 | |
| 1939 | #3,782 | 6 | — | |
| 1938 | #3,847 | 6 | #3,175 | 6 |
| 1937 | #4,255 | 5 | #3,175 | 6 |
| 1936 | — | — | ||
| 1935 | — | #3,645 | 5 | |
| 1934 | — | #2,563 | 9 | |
| 1933 | — | #3,642 | 5 | |
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| 1928 | — | #3,697 | 6 | |
| 1927 | — | #3,780 | 6 | |
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| 1924 | — | #3,260 | 8 | |
| 1923 | #4,967 | 5 | #3,467 | 7 |
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| 1921 | — | #3,869 | 6 | |
| 1920 | — | #4,286 | 5 | |
| 1919 | — | #3,115 | 8 | |
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| 1916 | — | #3,897 | 5 | |
| 1915 | — | #3,392 | 6 | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Tracey! It came in at #4,967, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1923–1937, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Tracey is popular in 1982
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Maryland#119 · 1 in 637
- Delaware#120 · 1 in 497
- West Virginia#137 · 1 in 665
- Connecticut#146 · 1 in 751
- Tennessee#155 · 1 in 850
Best ever in a state: #34 in New Jersey, 1970.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | #119 | 35 | 1 in 637 |
| Delaware | #120 | 6 | 1 in 497 |
| West Virginia | #137 | 17 | 1 in 665 |
| Connecticut | #146 | 21 | 1 in 751 |
| Tennessee | #155 | 33 | 1 in 850 |
| Michigan | #168 | 59 | 1 in 976 |
| New Jersey | #175 | 40 | 1 in 957 |
| North Carolina | #182 | 36 | 1 in 950 |
| Hawaii | #196 | 7 | 1 in 733 |
| Kentucky | #202 | 20 | 1 in 1,188 |
| South Carolina | #208 | 17 | 1 in 1,052 |
| Virginia | #209 | 25 | 1 in 1,232 |
| Illinois | #215 | 57 | 1 in 1,306 |
| Pennsylvania | #234 | 47 | 1 in 1,487 |
| Massachusetts | #236 | 22 | 1 in 1,481 |
| Wisconsin | #248 | 19 | 1 in 1,654 |
| Indiana | #258 | 21 | 1 in 1,675 |
| Alabama | #265 | 14 | 1 in 1,562 |
| Missouri | #273 | 18 | 1 in 1,788 |
| New York | #276 | 62 | 1 in 1,657 |
| Mississippi | #278 | 11 | 1 in 1,453 |
| Florida | #279 | 34 | 1 in 1,668 |
| Louisiana | #284 | 20 | 1 in 1,584 |
| Georgia | #287 | 20 | 1 in 1,744 |
| Ohio | #291 | 34 | 1 in 2,102 |
| Arkansas | #335 | 6 | 1 in 2,127 |
| Iowa | #337 | 7 | 1 in 2,688 |
| Washington | #342 | 13 | 1 in 2,117 |
| Minnesota | #358 | 10 | 1 in 2,925 |
| Kansas | #383 | 6 | 1 in 2,586 |
| Utah | #397 | 6 | 1 in 2,733 |
| Oklahoma | #420 | 8 | 1 in 2,822 |
| Texas | #449 | 44 | 1 in 2,953 |
| Arizona | #457 | 7 | 1 in 2,881 |
| Oregon | #465 | 5 | 1 in 3,268 |
| California | #522 | 53 | 1 in 3,504 |
| Colorado | #571 | 5 | 1 in 4,410 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Tracey
- 634 spots since 2024 (#7,251 → #7,885)
- 2,365 spots since 2020 (#10,250 → #7,885)
- 2,232 spots since 2015 (#5,653 → #7,885)
- Biggest jump: 287 spots in 1950 (#1,265 → #978)
- Biggest drop: 209 spots in 1994 (#657 → #866)
- Debuted 1923
- Peaked 1970 at #55 (6,230 births)
- Births halved by 1973, 3 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 8 yrs · run 1965–1972
- Top 1,000: 47 yrs · run 1950–1996
- Highest: 1 in 281 girls born in 1970 were named Tracey (0.36%)
- Latest: 1 in 123,636 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 46.6% of all girls named Tracey (40,287) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 1941, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 | #4,967 (1923) | #4,967 |
| 1930s | 17 | #3,782 (1939) | #3,961 |
| 1940s | 244 | #1,185 (1948) | #1,940 |
| 1950s | 5,159 | #224 (1959) | #548 |
| 1960s | 40,287 | #65 (1969) | #106 |
| 1970s | 28,746 | #55 (1970) | #125 |
| 1980s | 8,368 | #208 (1980) | #303 |
| 1990s | 2,650 | #491 (1990) | #934 |
| 2000s | 683 | #1,588 (2000) | #2,695 |
| 2010s | 277 | #3,848 (2014) | #5,088 |
| 2020s | 79 | #7,247 (2023) | #8,048 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Tracey in 1982
Top girls' names in 1982
Top boys' names in 1982
More about 1982
girls
1,693,325 girls got a published name in 1982; 1 in 1,888 of them was named Tracey, which outranked 97.8% of the 12,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,814,447 boys got a published name in 1982; 1 in 39,445 of them was named Tracey, which outranked 81.1% of the 7,367 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,382Sara47
- #1,382Tobin47
- #1,382Vijay47
- #1,395Tracey46
- #1,395Augustus46
- #1,395Cain46
- #1,395Demetrios46
- #1,415Andra45
- #1,415Barron45
- #1,415Blaise45
Tied with 19 names at #1,395; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.