Tracy

#2,153 for girls in 2025, 86 births · #3,848 for boys in 2025, 28 births
Given to girls 80.3% of the time

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Peak · girls
1970 · 18,464 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
25 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
251,393
since 1884

Tracy over time

girlsboys

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

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201952peak #10, 1970peak #98, 1966girlsboys
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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#2,15386#3,84828
2024#2,43474#3,27236
2023#2,39775#3,17738
2022#2,38877#3,21637
2021#2,55868#2,81944
2020#2,30277#2,46752
2019#2,42873#3,25935
2018#2,30279#2,38555
2017#2,14489#2,49351
2016#2,09393#2,41253
2015#2,25983#2,00172
2014#1,652129#2,62246
2013#1,705122#2,18260
2012#1,719120#1,92374
2011#1,886106#1,94771
2010#1,668127#1,86877
2009#1,469158#1,97571
2008#1,334184#1,87477
2007#1,152222#1,539102
2006#1,234195#1,51999
2005#1,072222#1,58487
2004#948254#1,349108
2003#815303#1,069145
2002#823283#1,184118
2001#795297#1,035142
2000#706330#998148
1999#719314#807189
1998#665346#781200
1997#604375#692233
1996#516457#700227
1995#456557#622273
1994#396635#626279
1993#346737#599296
1992#2781,001#591302
1991#280995#536356
1990#2251,266#516364
1989#1891,465#498370
1988#1731,631#517316
1987#1391,990#500318
1986#1172,424#468342
1985#1072,652#461348
1984#913,051#490293
1983#893,158#463325
1982#883,283#450360
1981#773,869#406405
1980#564,969#373459
1979#495,389#379450
1978#475,631#335526
1977#505,756#286681
1976#376,822#252784
1975#248,509#2061,050
1974#239,286#1621,494
1973#209,913#1262,043
1972#1911,436#1112,540
1971#1314,330#1442,075
1970#1018,464#1621,776
1969#1715,108#1412,170
1968#2512,743#1112,653
1967#2911,951#993,168
1966#3112,504#983,380
1965#3611,174#1102,932
1964#4010,161#1232,840
1963#489,073#1212,929
1962#558,310#1113,337
1961#646,988#1193,187
1960#845,768#1372,581
1959#1313,370#1991,451
1958#1782,109#2121,249
1957#1831,966#2231,156
1956#2191,386#261774
1955#280936#323526
1954#348611#338445
1953#476326#387327
1952#494288#373331
1951#619193#398290
1950#643178#443225
1949#636170#431247
1948#796117#474199
1947#755129#496184
1946#84396#512157
1945#78491#492150
1944#89373#514138
1943#81690#508148
1942#92172#512142
1941#1,15142#499136
1940#1,34731#508129
1939#1,58523#547110
1938#1,80519#586100
1937#1,91417#62187
1936#2,8579#59794
1935#1,66321#64784
1934#1,91317#588101
1933#2,54011#76264
1932#2,64411#68680
1931#2,02416#77565
1930#1,81520#83261
1929#4,0536#90055
1928#2,02318#88357
1927#2,25616#72680
1926#2,56913#72278
1925#1,89121#78670
1924#2,66113#86563
1923#2,46514#85363
1922#2,02719#79471
1921#1,62527#85665
1920#1,88921#90358
1919#2,64012#81165
1918#2,02918#74375
1917#1,40228#65683
1916#1,44526#69872
1915#1,80018#87949
1914#2,00912#80243
1913#1,88311#68144
1912#1,9819#73534
1911#1,54510#79317
1910#2,1406#78215
1909#1,29011#1,4405
1908#1,04415#56620
1907#2,0615#73513
1906#1,4168#59016
1905#1,4208—
1904—#9667
1903#1,02712#7839
1902#1,3208#1,0136
1901#1,6795#63711
1900#1,7236#69913
1899#1,5965#58312
1898#92014#7449
1897#1,03710#7878
1896#87214#67411
1895#1,1239#64011
1894#1,0619#59412
1893#1,0918#47915
1892#1,1717#52515
1891#1,0068#47614
1890#87210#45816
1889#80211#48215
1888#9598#64810
1887#1,1475#54411
1886#1,1085#49114
1885#62912#54712
1884#8517#57011
1883—#7996
1882—#6529
1881——
1880—#8096
First appearance
1884

The first year at least five girls were named Tracy! It came in at #851, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1904, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Tracy is popular in 1952

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Tracy, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Tracy, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Tracy, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Tracy, so not publishedNHWashington: #287 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,283 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Tracy, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Tracy, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Tracy, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #382 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,039 girlsMNIllinois: #506 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 7,834 girlsILWisconsin: #360 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,009 girlsWIMichigan: #607 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 11,544 girlsMINew York: #375 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 3,960 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Tracy, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Tracy, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Tracy, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Tracy, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Tracy, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Tracy, so not publishedSDIowa: #285 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,844 girlsIAIndiana: #422 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,823 girlsINOhio: #444 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 6,785 girlsOHPennsylvania: #466 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 7,404 girlsPANew Jersey: #489 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,103 girlsNJConnecticut: #326 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,049 girlsCTCalifornia: #335 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 2,681 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Tracy, so not publishedUTColorado: #331 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,709 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Tracy, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Tracy, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Tracy, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Tracy, so not publishedWVVirginia: #527 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,733 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Tracy, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Tracy, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Tracy, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Tracy, so not publishedNMKansas: #392 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,120 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Tracy, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Tracy, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Tracy, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Tracy, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Tracy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Tracy, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Tracy, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Tracy, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Tracy, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Tracy, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Tracy, so not publishedHITexas: #650 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 7,610 girlsTXFlorida: #467 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,673 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Iowa#285 · 1 in 2,844
  2. Washington#287 · 1 in 2,283
  3. Connecticut#326 · 1 in 4,049
  4. Colorado#331 · 1 in 2,709
  5. California#335 · 1 in 2,681

Best ever in a state: #6 in Wisconsin, 1970.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Iowa#285101 in 2,844
Washington#287121 in 2,283
Connecticut#32651 in 4,049
Colorado#33161 in 2,709
California#335491 in 2,681
Wisconsin#36081 in 5,009
New York#375391 in 3,960
Minnesota#38271 in 5,039
Kansas#39251 in 4,120
Indiana#42281 in 5,823
Ohio#444141 in 6,785
Pennsylvania#466151 in 7,404
Florida#46771 in 4,673
New Jersey#48961 in 8,103
Illinois#506121 in 7,834
Virginia#52751 in 7,733
Michigan#60771 in 11,544
Texas#650141 in 7,610
Alabama———
Alaska———
Arizona———
Arkansas———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Georgia———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Kentucky———
Louisiana———
Maine———
Maryland———
Massachusetts———
Mississippi———
Missouri———
Montana———
Nebraska———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
New Mexico———
North Carolina———
North Dakota———
Oklahoma———
Oregon———
Rhode Island———
South Carolina———
South Dakota———
Tennessee———
Utah———
Vermont———
West Virginia———
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 Tracy
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 281 spots since 2024 (#2,434 → #2,153)
  • 149 spots since 2020 (#2,302 → #2,153)
  • 106 spots since 2015 (#2,259 → #2,153)
  • Biggest jump: 251 spots in 1896 (#1,123 → #872)
  • Biggest drop: 676 spots in 1899 (#920 → #1,596)
Rise & fade · girls
86 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1884
  • Peaked 1970 at #10 (18,464 births)
  • Births halved by 1975, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 10 for 1 yr
  • Top 10: 1 yr · 1970
  • Top 100: 25 yrs · run 1960–1984
  • Top 1,000: 70 yrs · run 1942–2004
Share of babies · girls
1 in 95
  • Highest: 1 in 95 girls born in 1970 were named Tracy (1.1%)
  • Latest: 1 in 18,689 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 41.3% of all girls named Tracy (103,780) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1954
  • Mostly boys until 1953, mostly girls since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s48#629 (1885)#916
1890s94#872 (1896)#1,075
1900s78#1,027 (1903)#1,442
1910s150#1,402 (1917)#1,887
1920s168#1,625 (1921)#2,346
1930s164#1,585 (1939)#2,076
1940s911#636 (1949)#894
1950s11,363#131 (1959)#357
1960s103,780#17 (1969)#43
1970s95,536#10 (1970)#29
1980s28,492#56 (1980)#113
1990s6,683#225 (1990)#449
2000s2,448#706 (2000)#1,035
2010s1,021#1,652 (2014)#1,986
2020s457#2,153 (2025)#2,372

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.

Tracy in 1952

girls
#494
288 births · 1 in 6,439 girls
boys
#373
331 births · 1 in 5,872 boys

Top girls' names in 1952

  1. #1Linda67,082
  2. #2Mary65,629
  3. #3Patricia53,101
  4. #4Deborah49,811
  5. #5Susan41,348
  6. #6Barbara39,864
  7. #7Nancy31,739
  8. #8Karen28,956
  9. #9Debra26,832
  10. #10Sandra26,097
  11. #494Tracy288

Top boys' names in 1952

  1. #1James87,065
  2. #2Robert86,588
  3. #3John83,140
  4. #4Michael79,037
  5. #5David71,752
  6. #6William63,039
  7. #7Richard58,350
  8. #8Thomas48,647
  9. #9Charles38,866
  10. #10Gary38,754
  11. #373Tracy331
More about 1952

girls

1,854,335 girls got a published name in 1952; 1 in 6,439 of them was named Tracy, which outranked 92.3% of the 6,389 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tracy
  1. #491Kristi292
  2. #492Coleen291
  3. #493Colette290
  4. #494Tracy288
  5. #494Ana288
  6. #496Gayla287
  7. #497Lynnette285
  8. #498Sharlene284

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

Biggest movers since 1951
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,501Pandora#3,284 → #783
  2. ↑ 368Lise#1,314 → #946
  3. ↑ 353Vanessa#656 → #303
  4. ↑ 334Dorinda#1,170 → #836
  5. ↑ 332Mitzi#928 → #596
Fallers
  1. ↓ 380Rhona#988 → #1,368
  2. ↓ 342Sharleen#765 → #1,107
  3. ↓ 270Enid#908 → #1,178
  4. ↓ 237Allyn#988 → #1,225
  5. ↓ 230Sheron#908 → #1,138

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

boys

1,943,633 boys got a published name in 1952; 1 in 5,872 of them was named Tracy, which outranked 91.2% of the 4,257 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tracy
  1. #370Carey338
  2. #370Noel338
  3. #372Cornelius336
  4. #373Tracy331
  5. #373Louie331
  6. #373Monty331
  7. #376Dominick329
  8. #376Jeffry329
  9. #378Pat328

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

Biggest movers since 1951
Risers
  1. ↑ 753Darren#1,598 → #845
  2. ↑ 372Robby#1,242 → #870
  3. ↑ 355Cris#1,218 → #863
  4. ↑ 301Ethan#1,295 → #994
  5. ↑ 280Adan#1,150 → #870
Fallers
  1. ↓ 477Ottis#984 → #1,461
  2. ↓ 408Wayland#915 → #1,323
  3. ↓ 330Mcarthur#806 → #1,136
  4. ↓ 305Arvin#963 → #1,268
  5. ↓ 285Levon#881 → #1,166

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

See the top 100 for 1952 →