Tracey is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Tracey means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Tracey across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Tracey has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Tracey is a girl name of French origin meaning “from Thracia”. A variant of Tracy, originally a Norman place-name surname.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 95,203 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 235 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 2,372 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 7 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 2,906 births |
| New Zealand top 100, since 1954 | 6,914 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Tracey per year, United States (1915 to 2025). United States peaked in 1970 (6,599/yr) · Scotland peaked in 1974 (334/yr) · Ireland peaked in 1980 (156/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 1996 (29/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 1997 (4/yr).
Tracey has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1970, when it ranked #108 nationally (given to 6,709 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 1970s.
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