How Many People Are Named Tracey?
An estimated 82,277 people in the United States have the first name Tracey. It is predominantly female (90.9%). The average bearer is 55 years old, and Tracey peaked in popularity in 1970 with 6,599 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tracey 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 Tracey paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Tracey has fallen dramatically from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are less than 5% of what they were at the name's height.
Estimated Living Americans
82,277
About 1 in 4,166 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
90.9% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1970
6,599 births
Total Registered
95,187
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tracey
Tracey is predominantly female (90.9%), though 8,682 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Tracey as a male name
Ranked #7,671 in 2024
11 male births in 2024
Peak: 1967 (552 births)
Tracey as a female name
Ranked #7,892 in 2024
14 female births in 2024
Peak: 1970 (6,230 births)
Tracey: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tracey span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 43,895 babies were registered. Tracey has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tracey by Decade
How has Tracey 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.
Tracey by State
Birth registrations for Tracey span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Pennsylvania, California. The lowest are in Wyoming, Alaska, Nevada. On average, about 1,765 Traceys were registered per state.
Tracey + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tracey as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tracey
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tracey: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tracey?
We estimate approximately 82,277 people named Tracey 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 4,166 Americans share this first name.
Is Tracey a common name?
Tracey is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 95,187 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tracey most popular?
Tracey reached peak popularity in 1970, when 6,599 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tracey is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tracey a female name?
Tracey is predominantly female. 90.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tracey Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tracey Smith, Tracey Johnson, Tracey 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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