Traci is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Traci means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Traci across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Traci has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Traci is a girl name of French origin meaning “from Thracia”. A variant of Tracy, from a Norman place-name surname.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 52,406 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 Traci per year, United States (1945 to 2024). United States peaked in 1970 (3,871/yr).
Traci has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1970, when it ranked #184 nationally (given to 3,871 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 1970s.
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