Tracy: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “of Thracius's estate”
- Origin
- French
- Say it
- TRAY-see · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls (80% of all uses)
From an English surname derived from French place names such as Tracy, ultimately from a Gallo-Roman personal name Thracius with the locative suffix -acum. Also used as Tracey.
How popular is Tracy?
Babies named Tracy in 2024110
2024 rank#2,430 girls
Peak year1970
Total US babies since 1880312,774
Tracy is steady now but far below its 1970 peak.
Names like Tracy
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Tracy questions
What does the name Tracy mean?
Tracy means "of Thracius's estate". It comes from French. From an English surname derived from French place names such as Tracy, ultimately from a Gallo-Roman personal name Thracius with the locative suffix -acum. Also used as Tracey.
Is Tracy a boy or girl name?
Tracy is mainly a girl's name in US records (80% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Tracy?
110 US babies were named Tracy in 2024. Its peak year was 1970.
How do you pronounce Tracy?
Tracy 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.