Tracee
A feminine name of English origin meaning "vigorous, full of energy".
Name Census estimates that about 3,031 living Americans carry the first name Tracee. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Tracee today is around 51 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Tracee births was 1973 (313 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Tracee. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
3.0K
~ 1 in 113,083 Americans
Peak year
1973
313 babies that year
Average age
51
years old
1992 SSA rank
#9,703
Tracked since 1951
Census
Tracee in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 3,186 people with the first name Tracee, which placed it at #5,404 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#5,404
National first-name rank
People counted
3.2K
3,186 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
59.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Tracee
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tracee is White at 59.3%. The next largest groups are Black (30.0%) and Two or More Races (4.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Tracee described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Tracee at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White59.3% · 1,889
- Black or African American30.0% · 956
- Two or more races4.1% · 130
- Hispanic or Latino3.7% · 117
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.9% · 62
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 32
Gender
Gender distribution for Tracee
Out of the 3,423 babies given the name Tracee since 1880, 99.7% were registered as female. The name sits firmly on the female side of the spectrum, with only a handful of male registrations across the entire dataset.
Tracee as a male name
- Ranked #9,703 in 1992
- 5 male births in 1992
- Peak: 1988 (5 births)
Tracee as a female name
- Ranked #16,686 in 2012
- 6 female births in 2012
- Peak: 1973 (313 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Tracee leans strongly female. 3,117 people counted with this name were female (98.0%), compared with 65 male bearers (2.0%).
Popularity
Tracee: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Tracee from the 1950s through to the 2010s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 1,331 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1970s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Tracee by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Tracee during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Tracees live
The SSA's state-level files cover 28 states and territories. California, Texas, Illinois recorded the most babies named Tracee, while Oklahoma, District of Columbia, Louisiana recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 55 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Tracee
The name Tracee is a variant spelling of the feminine given name Tracy, which has its origins in the French surname Trace or Tracey. The surname is thought to have derived from a place name in Normandy, France, possibly related to the Old French word "trasse," meaning a path or track.
The earliest recorded use of the name Tracy dates back to the 11th century in England, where it was initially used as a surname. It is believed that the name was introduced to England after the Norman Conquest in 1066, when many French surnames became adopted as given names.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Tracy was William de Tracey, a Norman knight who lived in the late 11th century. He was one of the four knights involved in the infamous murder of Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, in 1170.
In the 13th century, the name Tracy appeared in the form of Thressya in the Middle English romance poem "Sir Launfal," which tells the story of a knight who meets a fairy princess named Thressya. This early literary reference suggests that the name had gained popularity as a feminine given name by that time.
Another notable historical figure with the name Tracy was Thomas Tracy, an English Catholic martyr who was executed in 1530 for denying the supremacy of King Henry VIII over the Catholic Church. He was canonized as a saint by Pope Paul VI in 1970.
In the 16th century, the name Tracy gained further prominence with the birth of Sir John Tracy (1555-1637), an English politician and landowner who served as a Member of Parliament and held various government positions during the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I.
During the 17th century, the variant spelling Tracee emerged, although it remained relatively uncommon. One of the earliest recorded individuals with this spelling was Tracee Glanvill (1655-1718), an English philosopher and writer who authored several works on theology and natural philosophy.
In more recent times, the name Tracee has been borne by notable individuals such as Tracee Ellis Ross (born 1972), an American actress and comedian best known for her roles in the TV series "Girlfriends" and "Black-ish," and Tracee Chimo (born 1985), an American actress who has appeared in various TV shows and films.
People
Tracee + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Tracee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Tracee: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tracee?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 3,031 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Tracee going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 113,083 US residents.
Is Tracee a common name?
We classify Tracee as "Rare". It ranks above 95.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 3,423 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Tracee most popular?
The single biggest year for Tracee was 1973, when 313 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Tracee is about 51 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Tracee in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 3,186 people with the name Tracee, or 1.05 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #5,404 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Tracee in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Tracee?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Tracee leans strongly female. 3,117 people counted with this name were female (98.0%), compared with 65 male bearers (2.0%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Tracee?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tracee is White at 59.3%. The next largest groups are Black (30.0%) and Two or More Races (4.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Tracee most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Tracee in the 2020 Census, accounting for 59.3% (1,889 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Tracee in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Tracee a female name?
Yes, 99.7% of people registered as Tracee in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Tracee still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Tracee in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Tracee can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Tracee?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.