Tracy Woodson
There are approximately 16 people named Tracy Woodson living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 21,422,146 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Tracy with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Woodson. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
16
1 in 21,422,146
Named Tracy
269K
Alive today
Named Woodson
20K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 269K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Unisex
Peak year: 1970
Average age: 55
Estimated bearers: 20K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #2,098
Per 100K: 5.85
Top ancestry: Black (54.0%)
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
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Woodson surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Woodson, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Black at 54.0%.
- Black or African American54.0%
- White39.8%
- Two or more races3.1%
- Hispanic or Latino2.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.3%
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).
The surname Woodson appears at a rate of 5.85 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0059%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 16 people with the full name Tracy Woodson. 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 Woodson: questions and answers
How many people are named Tracy Woodson?
We estimate approximately 16 people in the United States share the full name Tracy Woodson. That works out to about 1 in 21,422,146 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0786%) with the surname frequency (5.85 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Tracy Woodson?
We classify Tracy Woodson as "Very Rare". About 1 in 21,422,146 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 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.