Tracy

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A few things about Tracy you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Tracy

Tracy Chapman

American singer-songwriter

Choose Tracy and your child shares a first name with Tracy Chapman, an American singer-songwriter. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Tracy, like who?” Tracy Chapman's Wikipedia article is available in 67 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 18,692 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Tracy, 86 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Tracy would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryTracy has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Tracys, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1970, when it ranked #10. Today it's #2,153, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowTracy was 3.4× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 5,504 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 18,692.
• 🚀TrendTracy has climbed 149 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #2,153. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• ⚖️Boy or girlTracy is given to both boys and girls: 75% of the 114 babies named Tracy in 2025 were girls. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.

About the name Tracy

Tracy is a gender-neutral name of English, Greek and Latin origin. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with T and ending in “-acy”. US birth records list Tracy for girls from 1884 to 2025, in 141 of those 142 years. Its best year was 1970, when it ranked #10 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #2,153, with 86 babies. Of the 114 US babies named Tracy in 2025, 75% were girls and 25% were boys.

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