How Many People Are Named Trace?
An estimated 13,469 people in the United States have the first name Trace. It is predominantly male (97.5%). The average bearer is 21 years old, and Trace peaked in popularity in 2008 with 534 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Trace as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Trace paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Trace is overwhelmingly male, 348 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
13,469
About 1 in 25,448 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
97.5% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2008
534 births
Total Registered
13,767
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Trace
Trace is predominantly male (97.5%), though 348 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Trace as a male name
Ranked #704 in 2024
380 male births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (534 births)
Trace as a female name
Ranked #17,425 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1970 (25 births)
Trace: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Trace span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 4,529 babies were registered. While Trace is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Trace by Decade
How has Trace tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Trace by State
Birth registrations for Trace span all 43 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Florida, California. The lowest are in Wyoming, New Mexico, Massachusetts. On average, about 256 Traces were registered per state.
Trace + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Trace as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Trace
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Trace: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Trace?
We estimate approximately 13,469 people named Trace are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 25,448 Americans share this first name.
Is Trace a common name?
Trace is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 13,767 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Trace most popular?
Trace reached peak popularity in 2008, when 534 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Trace is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Trace a male name?
Trace is predominantly male. 97.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Trace Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Trace Smith, Trace Johnson, Trace Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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