girl's name
Traci
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- Origin English
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Births on record 52,435
Traci is the most narrowly recorded name in this sweep — every one of its 52,406 births is American, it charts in no market in the current year, and its entire history runs from 1945 to a 1970 peak and down.
- Traci is a name of English origin.
- Peaked in 1970, when 3,871 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 1945.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Traci over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 31 |
| 1950s | 1,144 |
| 1960s | 18,756 |
| 1970s | 20,779 |
| 1980s | 8,517 |
| 1990s | 2,436 |
| 2000s | 513 |
| 2010s | 178 |
| 2020s (to 2024) | 52 |
What Traci means
Traci means from Thracia, a region of the ancient Balkans. It reaches modern use through a Norman place name and a surname, so the sense is regional origin.
Where Traci comes from
Traci respells Tracy, an English surname from the Norman place name Tracy in Normandy — itself generally traced to a Gallo-Roman personal name Thracius, a man from Thrace. Thrace covered what is now Bulgaria and European Turkey, and the Romans classed the Thracians as formidable fighters, which is where the warlike gloss sometimes attached to the name comes from. It is a description of the region's reputation, not of the word.
Traci in use
Traci peaked in the United States in 1970, when 3,871 babies were registered, and is falling in our data. It charts in none of the six markets we track in the most recent year, despite 52,406 lifetime births. Our records hold no births for it in any market other than the United States in any year, and its first recorded year is 1945 — so its whole history fits inside eighty years and one country.
How popular is Traci?
In 2024, Traci was given to 9 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Where Traci is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Traci
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Traci also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Traci over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Traci in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Traci
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Traci — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Traci
What does the name Traci mean?
From Thracia — through a Norman place name and the Gallo-Roman Thracius.
Does it mean warlike?
No. That comes from the Thracians' reputation as fighters, not from the word.
Where is Traci used?
The United States only. We hold no births for it anywhere else.
How old is the name?
Our records begin in 1945, so its whole history fits inside eighty years.
How popular is the name Traci?
In 2024, Traci was given to 9 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Traci a girl's or a boy's name?
Traci is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Traci?
Traci has 2 syllables.
When was Traci most popular?
Traci peaked in 1970, when 3,871 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.