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

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Peak · girls
1970 · 6,230 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
8 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
86,515
since 1923

Tracey over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201989peak #55, 1970peak #318, 1967girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#7,88513#10,6956
2024#7,25115#7,25711
2023#7,24715#10,8216
2022#7,63114#9,8237
2021#8,02413#8,8258
2020#10,2509#8,7398
2019#5,04126#6,77712
2018#7,40915#12,1565
2017#5,04526#8,1409
2016#4,42332#6,05314
2015#5,65323#5,99914
2014#3,84839#8,7818
2013#5,01327#6,60312
2012#4,60131#7,05011
2011#5,54324#5,67515
2010#4,30634#5,25117
2009#3,40948#5,10218
2008#3,85941#4,04425
2007#3,37649#4,01125
2006#3,26450#4,22322
2005#2,93555#4,63118
2004#2,24078#3,36828
2003#2,52264#3,83822
2002#1,88794#2,81733
2001#1,87293#2,86432
2000#1,588111#3,29925
1999#1,654100#2,72231
1998#1,458117#2,04046
1997#1,155160#2,06043
1996#970197#1,55264
1995#949198#1,55960
1994#866226#1,37372
1993#657339#1,25482
1992#593385#1,38267
1991#542432#1,22782
1990#491496#1,14989
1989#415596#1,18481
1988#353704#1,15476
1987#301807#1,08878
1986#318754#1,10272
1985#339694#1,22860
1984#287838#1,11066
1983#296787#1,63136
1982#272897#1,39546
1981#2391,038#1,08470
1980#2081,253#1,20458
1979#2021,312#842105
1978#1791,449#831106
1977#1801,503#714142
1976#1401,942#665152
1975#1172,378#538223
1974#1082,758#461299
1973#1022,978#374421
1972#883,407#360466
1971#744,789#413379
1970#556,230#426369
1969#655,624#401395
1968#724,931#365451
1967#784,498#318552
1966#695,127#344471
1965#854,260#415353
1964#1113,743#431342
1963#1183,700#446317
1962#1233,643#456306
1961#1512,801#516237
1960#1901,960#575185
1959#2241,410#691122
1958#286977#78690
1957#284984#81386
1956#396518#90668
1955#421443#1,41929
1954#485330#1,29234
1953#652189#1,40829
1952#794129#1,74919
1951#96193#1,55323
1950#97886#1,81517
1949#1,26552#1,50124
1948#1,18558#2,21812
1947#1,82228#1,91616
1946#1,97022#1,88415
1945#1,79522#2,24210
1944#2,19916#2,6338
1943#1,99419#2,27711
1942#1,98119#2,38610
1941#3,2528#2,33310
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1939#3,7826—
1938#3,8476#3,1756
1937#4,2555#3,1756
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First appearance
1923

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 1989

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Tracey, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Tracey, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Tracey, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Tracey, so not publishedNHWashington: #737 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,897 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Tracey, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Tracey, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Tracey, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Tracey, so not publishedMNIllinois: #409 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 2,761 girlsILWisconsin: #311 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,253 girlsWIMichigan: #292 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 2,015 girlsMINew York: #315 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 1,916 girlsNYMassachusetts: #361 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,566 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Tracey, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Tracey, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Tracey, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Tracey, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Tracey, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Tracey, so not publishedIAIndiana: #453 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,434 girlsINOhio: #334 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 2,495 girlsOHPennsylvania: #319 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 2,177 girlsPANew Jersey: #398 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,823 girlsNJConnecticut: #421 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,186 girlsCTCalifornia: #524 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 3,486 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Tracey, so not publishedUTColorado: #442 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,940 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Tracey, so not publishedNEMissouri: #395 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,957 girlsMOKentucky: #275 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,935 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Tracey, so not publishedWVVirginia: #317 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,183 girlsVAMaryland: #373 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,519 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Tracey, so not publishedDEArizona: #499 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,179 girlsAZNew Mexico: #220 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,017 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Tracey, so not publishedKSArkansas: #382 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,499 girlsARTennessee: #404 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,979 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #247 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,627 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Tracey, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Tracey, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #504 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,449 girlsOKLouisiana: #560 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,679 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Tracey, so not publishedMSAlabama: #591 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,534 girlsALGeorgia: #336 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,202 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Tracey, so not publishedHITexas: #397 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 2,517 girlsTXFlorida: #403 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 2,853 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#220 · 1 in 1,017
  2. North Carolina#247 · 1 in 1,627
  3. Kentucky#275 · 1 in 1,935
  4. Michigan#292 · 1 in 2,015
  5. Wisconsin#311 · 1 in 2,253

Best ever in a state: #34 in New Jersey, 1970.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#22091 in 1,017
North Carolina#247251 in 1,627
Kentucky#275111 in 1,935
Michigan#292301 in 2,015
Wisconsin#311131 in 2,253
New York#315621 in 1,916
Virginia#317171 in 2,183
Pennsylvania#319331 in 2,177
Ohio#334281 in 2,495
Georgia#336191 in 2,202
Massachusetts#361151 in 2,566
Maryland#373111 in 2,519
Arkansas#38251 in 2,499
Missouri#395111 in 2,957
Texas#397531 in 2,517
New Jersey#398171 in 2,823
Florida#403271 in 2,853
Tennessee#404101 in 2,979
Illinois#409281 in 2,761
Connecticut#42161 in 3,186
Colorado#44271 in 2,940
Indiana#453101 in 3,434
Arizona#49981 in 3,179
Oklahoma#50451 in 3,449
California#524701 in 3,486
Louisiana#56071 in 3,679
Alabama#59151 in 4,534
Washington#73751 in 5,897
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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
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 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)
Rise & fade · girls
47 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1923
  • Peaked 1970 at #55 (6,230 births)
  • Births halved by 1973, 3 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 8 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 8 yrs · run 1965–1972
  • Top 1,000: 47 yrs · run 1950–1996
Share of babies · girls
1 in 281
  • Highest: 1 in 281 girls born in 1970 were named Tracey (0.36%)
  • Latest: 1 in 123,636 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 46.6% of all girls named Tracey (40,287) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1942
  • Mostly boys until 1941, mostly girls since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1920s5#4,967 (1923)#4,967
1930s17#3,782 (1939)#3,961
1940s244#1,185 (1948)#1,940
1950s5,159#224 (1959)#548
1960s40,287#65 (1969)#106
1970s28,746#55 (1970)#125
1980s8,368#208 (1980)#303
1990s2,650#491 (1990)#934
2000s683#1,588 (2000)#2,695
2010s277#3,848 (2014)#5,088
2020s79#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 1989

girls
#415
596 births · 1 in 3,093 girls
boys
#1,184
81 births · 1 in 24,703 boys

Top girls' names in 1989

  1. #1Jessica47,887
  2. #2Ashley47,588
  3. #3Brittany37,792
  4. #4Amanda36,834
  5. #5Sarah27,797
  6. #6Samantha24,792
  7. #7Jennifer24,006
  8. #8Stephanie22,766
  9. #9Lauren21,065
  10. #10Elizabeth20,298
  11. #415Tracey596

Top boys' names in 1989

  1. #1Michael65,415
  2. #2Christopher53,186
  3. #3Matthew45,375
  4. #4Joshua44,100
  5. #5David35,225
  6. #6Daniel35,007
  7. #7Andrew34,817
  8. #8Justin32,852
  9. #9James32,720
  10. #10Robert30,072
  11. #1,184Tracey81
More about 1989

girls

1,843,552 girls got a published name in 1989; 1 in 3,093 of them was named Tracey, which outranked 97.1% of the 14,550 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tracey
  1. #411Marlene601
  2. #413Latisha600
  3. #414Marisol599
  4. #415Tracey596
  5. #415Nora596
  6. #417Sade593
  7. #418Celeste592
  8. #418Jalisa592

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,523Audriana#10,386 → #863
  2. ↑ 7,504Martika#8,391 → #887
  3. ↑ 6,932Audrianna#7,691 → #759
  4. ↑ 3,972Elizabet#4,496 → #524
  5. ↑ 1,772Katherin#2,489 → #717
Fallers
  1. ↓ 539Diandra#905 → #1,444
  2. ↓ 524Taja#720 → #1,244
  3. ↓ 455Jonathan#999 → #1,454
  4. ↓ 445Katarina#960 → #1,405
  5. ↓ 397Caryn#816 → #1,213

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,000,928 boys got a published name in 1989; 1 in 24,703 of them was named Tracey, which outranked 87.2% of the 9,232 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tracey
  1. #1,173Ravi82
  2. #1,173Stedman82
  3. #1,173Yehuda82
  4. #1,184Tracey81
  5. #1,184Aidan81
  6. #1,184Breon81
  7. #1,184Dayton81
  8. #1,197Alain80
  9. #1,197Antwain80
  10. #1,197Dedrick80

Tied with 12 names at #1,184; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,314Kiara#7,270 → #956
  2. ↑ 5,870Alexande#6,426 → #556
  3. ↑ 1,111Kwame#1,768 → #657
  4. ↑ 766Kadeem#1,467 → #701
  5. ↑ 684Hakeem#1,270 → #586
Fallers
  1. ↓ 839Long#819 → #1,658
  2. ↓ 337Darell#981 → #1,318
  3. ↓ 294Whitney#890 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 269Trevin#840 → #1,109
  5. ↓ 252Curt#850 → #1,102

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1989 →