Tracey

Tracey: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “of Thracia”
Origin: French
Say it: TRAY-see · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls (91% of all uses)

Variant spelling of Tracy, from an English surname derived from a Norman French place name ultimately linked to the Gallo-Roman name Thracius. The exact deeper origin is uncertain.

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How popular is Tracey?

20247.5 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Tracey in 202425

Peak year1970

Total US babies since 188095,187

Tracey is fading: recent use is about 53% of its level ten years before.

Names like Tracey

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Traceto track; trail · English
Tracyof Thracius's estate · French
Traciof Thracia · French
Tracieof Thracia · French
Charlottefree man · French
Eleanormeaning uncertain · French
Eloisehealthy; wide · French
Claireclear, bright · French

Tracey questions

What does the name Tracey mean?

Tracey means "of Thracia". It comes from French. Variant spelling of Tracy, from an English surname derived from a Norman French place name ultimately linked to the Gallo-Roman name Thracius. The exact deeper origin is uncertain.

Is Tracey a boy or girl name?

Tracey is mainly a girl's name in US records (91% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Tracey?

25 US babies were named Tracey in 2024. Its peak year was 1970.

How do you pronounce Tracey?

Tracey is usually pronounced TRAY-see.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.