Is Tracey a boy or girl name?
Tracey is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 14 girls and 11 boys were named Tracey, so 56% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 90.9% of the 95,187 US babies named Tracey were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #7,671
- Girl rank, 2024
- #7,892
- Babies named Tracey since 1915
- 95,187
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 6,599 babies
Boys and girls named Tracey, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 19 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 38 | 5 | 11.6% |
| 1930s | 31 | 17 | 35.4% |
| 1940s | 122 | 244 | 66.7% |
| 1950s | 517 | 5,159 | 90.9% |
| 1960s | 3,609 | 40,286 | 91.8% |
| 1970s | 2,662 | 28,749 | 91.5% |
| 1980s | 643 | 8,369 | 92.9% |
| 1990s | 636 | 2,651 | 80.7% |
| 2000s | 248 | 683 | 73.4% |
| 2010s | 117 | 277 | 70.3% |
| 2020s | 40 | 65 | 61.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11 | #7,671 | 14 | #7,892 |
| 2023 | 6 | #12,102 | 15 | #7,600 |
| 2022 | 7 | #10,744 | 14 | #7,995 |
| 2021 | 8 | #9,606 | 13 | #8,418 |
| 2020 | 8 | #9,478 | 9 | #11,011 |
| 2019 | 12 | #7,129 | 26 | #5,149 |
| 2018 | 5 | #13,906 | 15 | #7,730 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,766 | 26 | #5,178 |
| 2016 | 14 | #6,316 | 32 | #4,524 |
| 2015 | 14 | #6,288 | 23 | #5,814 |
| 2014 | 8 | #9,547 | 39 | #3,916 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,980 | 27 | #5,136 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,504 | 31 | #4,700 |
| 2011 | 15 | #5,918 | 24 | #5,711 |
| 2010 | 17 | #5,451 | 34 | #4,388 |
| 2009 | 18 | #5,298 | 48 | #3,455 |
| 2008 | 25 | #4,130 | 41 | #3,931 |
| 2007 | 25 | #4,113 | 49 | #3,422 |
| 2006 | 22 | #4,358 | 50 | #3,311 |
| 2005 | 18 | #4,804 | 55 | #2,965 |
| 2004 | 28 | #3,445 | 78 | #2,263 |
| 2003 | 22 | #3,969 | 64 | #2,554 |
| 2002 | 33 | #2,877 | 94 | #1,896 |
| 2001 | 32 | #2,923 | 93 | #1,885 |
| 2000 | 25 | #3,415 | 111 | #1,600 |
| 1999 | 31 | #2,786 | 100 | #1,666 |
| 1998 | 46 | #2,065 | 117 | #1,469 |
| 1997 | 43 | #2,088 | 160 | #1,162 |
| 1996 | 64 | #1,572 | 197 | #971 |
| 1995 | 60 | #1,575 | 199 | #949 |
| 1994 | 72 | #1,382 | 226 | #868 |
| 1993 | 82 | #1,259 | 339 | #657 |
| 1992 | 67 | #1,394 | 385 | #594 |
| 1991 | 82 | #1,235 | 432 | #545 |
| 1990 | 89 | #1,155 | 496 | #492 |
| 1989 | 81 | #1,195 | 596 | #416 |
| 1988 | 76 | #1,163 | 704 | #353 |
| 1987 | 78 | #1,094 | 807 | #302 |
| 1986 | 72 | #1,115 | 754 | #318 |
| 1985 | 60 | #1,241 | 694 | #339 |
| 1984 | 66 | #1,122 | 838 | #287 |
| 1983 | 36 | #1,648 | 787 | #296 |
| 1982 | 46 | #1,410 | 897 | #272 |
| 1981 | 70 | #1,094 | 1,038 | #239 |
| 1980 | 58 | #1,213 | 1,254 | #208 |
| 1979 | 105 | #850 | 1,313 | #202 |
| 1978 | 106 | #835 | 1,450 | #179 |
| 1977 | 142 | #716 | 1,503 | #180 |
| 1976 | 152 | #666 | 1,942 | #140 |
| 1975 | 223 | #539 | 2,378 | #117 |
| 1974 | 299 | #462 | 2,759 | #108 |
| 1973 | 421 | #374 | 2,978 | #102 |
| 1972 | 466 | #361 | 3,407 | #88 |
| 1971 | 379 | #413 | 4,789 | #74 |
| 1970 | 369 | #426 | 6,230 | #55 |
| 1969 | 395 | #401 | 5,624 | #65 |
| 1968 | 451 | #366 | 4,931 | #72 |
| 1967 | 552 | #318 | 4,498 | #78 |
| 1966 | 471 | #345 | 5,127 | #69 |
| 1965 | 353 | #417 | 4,258 | #85 |
| 1964 | 343 | #431 | 3,743 | #111 |
| 1963 | 316 | #448 | 3,700 | #118 |
| 1962 | 306 | #457 | 3,644 | #123 |
| 1961 | 237 | #517 | 2,801 | #151 |
| 1960 | 185 | #576 | 1,960 | #190 |
| 1959 | 122 | #699 | 1,410 | #224 |
| 1958 | 90 | #788 | 977 | #285 |
| 1957 | 86 | #816 | 984 | #285 |
| 1956 | 68 | #909 | 518 | #397 |
| 1955 | 29 | #1,454 | 443 | #421 |
| 1954 | 34 | #1,309 | 330 | #486 |
| 1953 | 29 | #1,424 | 189 | #657 |
| 1952 | 19 | #1,800 | 129 | #799 |
| 1951 | 23 | #1,596 | 93 | #968 |
| 1950 | 17 | #1,875 | 86 | #987 |
| 1949 | 24 | #1,540 | 52 | #1,277 |
| 1948 | 12 | #2,316 | 58 | #1,194 |
| 1947 | 16 | #1,985 | 28 | #1,857 |
| 1946 | 15 | #1,945 | 22 | #2,019 |
| 1945 | 10 | #2,384 | 22 | #1,822 |
| 1944 | 8 | #2,849 | 16 | #2,283 |
| 1943 | 11 | #2,397 | 19 | #2,071 |
| 1942 | 10 | #2,513 | 19 | #2,041 |
| 1941 | 10 | #2,479 | 8 | #3,536 |
| 1940 | 6 | #3,436 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,208 |
| 1938 | 6 | #3,508 | 6 | #4,303 |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,495 | 5 | #4,867 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 5 | #4,105 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 9 | #2,728 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 5 | #4,109 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 6 | #4,110 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 6 | #4,177 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 8 | #3,478 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,788 | 5 | #5,659 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 6 | #4,283 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,925 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 8 | #3,367 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 5 | #4,469 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,791 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Tracey reached #318 in 1967. As a girl name, it reached #55 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 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Tracey
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.