Tracy Hickman
There are approximately 35 people named Tracy Hickman living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 9,792,981 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Tracy with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Hickman. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
35
1 in 9,792,981
Named Tracy
269K
Alive today
Named Hickman
44K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 269K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Unisex
Peak year: 1970
Average age: 55
Top Census group: White (77.9%)
Estimated bearers: 44K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #879
Per 100K: 12.98
Top ancestry: White (72.0%)
First name trend
Tracy: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Tracy. The peak year was 1970 with 20,242 births. The average person named Tracy today is 55 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Tracy
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Tracy, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 77.9%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Tracy described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Tracy at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White77.9% · 208,764
- Black or African American12.5% · 33,629
- Hispanic or Latino3.1% · 8,329
- Two or more races2.9% · 7,878
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.8% · 7,559
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 1,878
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Hickman surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Hickman, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 72.0%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Hickman described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Hickman at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White72.0% · 27,943
- Black or African American18.2% · 7,071
- Two or more races4.4% · 1,715
- Hispanic or Latino3.5% · 1,364
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.2% · 476
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 226
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Tracy has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0786% of the US population, based on 269,440 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Tracy right now.
The surname Hickman appears at a rate of 12.98 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0130%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 35 people with the full name Tracy Hickman. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Tracy
FAQ
Tracy Hickman: questions and answers
How many people are named Tracy Hickman?
We estimate approximately 35 people in the United States share the full name Tracy Hickman. That works out to about 1 in 9,792,981 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0786%) with the surname frequency (12.98 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Tracy Hickman?
We classify Tracy Hickman as "Very Rare". About 1 in 9,792,981 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Tracy a male or female name?
Tracy is predominantly unisex. Out of 312,774 total SSA registrations, 19.7% were male and 80.3% were female. See the full Tracy profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people are named Tracy Hickman?
You can see how common the name Tracy Hickman is on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.