Is Trace a boy or girl name?
Trace is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 5 girls and 380 boys were named Trace, so 1.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 2.5% of the 13,767 US babies named Trace were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #704
- Girl rank, 2024
- #17,425
- Babies named Trace since 1956
- 13,767
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 534 babies
Boys and girls named Trace, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 76 | 5 | 6.2% |
| 1960s | 403 | 124 | 23.5% |
| 1970s | 259 | 105 | 28.8% |
| 1980s | 464 | 57 | 10.9% |
| 1990s | 2,409 | 42 | 1.7% |
| 2000s | 4,524 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 2010s | 3,464 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 2020s | 1,820 | 5 | 0.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 380 | #704 | 5 | #17,425 |
| 2023 | 403 | #677 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 373 | #706 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 348 | #736 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 316 | #763 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 302 | #776 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 319 | #745 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 265 | #835 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 287 | #805 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 291 | #801 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 308 | #763 | 5 | #19,002 |
| 2013 | 382 | #644 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 379 | #635 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 437 | #573 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 494 | #524 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 505 | #531 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 534 | #510 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 437 | #586 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 470 | #537 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 445 | #543 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 447 | #531 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 496 | #496 | 5 | #18,231 |
| 2002 | 437 | #521 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 369 | #564 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 384 | #551 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 389 | #535 | 8 | #11,324 |
| 1998 | 524 | #439 | 6 | #13,990 |
| 1997 | 421 | #497 | 7 | #12,005 |
| 1996 | 202 | #749 | 11 | #8,109 |
| 1995 | 161 | #856 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 172 | #806 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 158 | #844 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 127 | #955 | 5 | #15,458 |
| 1991 | 139 | #898 | 5 | #15,315 |
| 1990 | 116 | #979 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 96 | #1,072 | 6 | #12,278 |
| 1988 | 58 | #1,372 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 47 | #1,529 | 5 | #13,147 |
| 1986 | 58 | #1,283 | 9 | #7,718 |
| 1985 | 91 | #962 | 10 | #6,934 |
| 1984 | 28 | #1,975 | 7 | #9,094 |
| 1983 | 19 | #2,569 | 8 | #8,000 |
| 1982 | 27 | #2,055 | 5 | #12,214 |
| 1981 | 21 | #2,415 | 7 | #9,048 |
| 1980 | 19 | #2,611 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 18 | #2,662 | 5 | #11,869 |
| 1978 | 24 | #2,066 | 6 | #9,673 |
| 1977 | 20 | #2,356 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 22 | #2,173 | 14 | #4,603 |
| 1975 | 21 | #2,199 | 12 | #5,147 |
| 1974 | 15 | #2,664 | 7 | #7,632 |
| 1973 | 24 | #1,868 | 7 | #7,392 |
| 1972 | 33 | #1,506 | 16 | #3,884 |
| 1971 | 42 | #1,306 | 13 | #4,521 |
| 1970 | 40 | #1,334 | 25 | #2,851 |
| 1969 | 32 | #1,433 | 12 | #4,405 |
| 1968 | 34 | #1,338 | 16 | #3,444 |
| 1967 | 47 | #1,085 | 14 | #3,644 |
| 1966 | 64 | #913 | 13 | #3,728 |
| 1965 | 71 | #872 | 14 | #3,536 |
| 1964 | 23 | #1,695 | 7 | #5,970 |
| 1963 | 45 | #1,163 | 12 | #4,001 |
| 1962 | 34 | #1,363 | 19 | #2,914 |
| 1961 | 25 | #1,631 | 10 | #4,527 |
| 1960 | 28 | #1,551 | 7 | #5,657 |
| 1959 | 22 | #1,759 | 5 | #7,137 |
| 1958 | 20 | #1,834 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 17 | #2,015 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 17 | #2,010 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Trace reached #439 in 1998. As a girl name, it reached #2,851 in 1970. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Trace
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.