Tracy: Baby Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, More

Tracy

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since 1880

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95k Tracey
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<100 Ycart
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4.4m Michael
5.2m John
4.9m Robert
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3.7m David
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405k Theresa (Formal)

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Tracy Pronunciations

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	90%	Automated Male (English)
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	89%	User from California, U.S.
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	85%	User from Canada
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	83%	Automated Female (English)
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	76%	User from South Africa
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Meaning and Origin

What does the name Tracy mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Tracy

User Submitted Origins

English

74%

Hebrew

15%

French

11%

User Submitted Meanings

3 people from all over the world agree the name Tracy is of French / Anglo-Saxon origin and means "Brave".
According to a user from South Carolina, U.S., the name Tracy is of French origin and means "Brave, bold, Harvester".
According to a user from Alabama, U.S., the name Tracy is of Scottish origin and means "courage".
A user from California, U.S. says the name Tracy is of German origin and means "In Prussia the name Tracy was used. It means Courageous, Strong, and the keeper of her house".
A submission from Ghana says the name Tracy means "Courageous" and is of English origin.
A submission from Ethiopia says the name Tracy means "War or fighter".
A submission from Massachusetts, U.S. says the name Tracy means "Fun smart gifted attractive chick" and is of American origin.
A user from the United Kingdom says the name Tracy is of Hebrew origin and means "War like".
A submission from Netherlands says the name Tracy means "Gift of God".
A user from the United Kingdom says the name Tracy is of Kurdish origin and means "Shy, timid and non-talkative".

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United States film actor who appeared in many films with Katharine Hepburn (1900-1967)
Synonyms: spencer tracy

Wiktionary

A Norman baronial surname from places in France, derived from a Gallo-Roman given name Thracius which referred to Thrace + the Celtic suffix *-āko (place, property). As a female given name, it is also known as a diminutive of Theresa.

A surname.
A male given name transferred from the surname, of occasional 19th century and later usage.
A female given name transferred from the surname, popular in the 1960s and 1970s.
A village in Sunbury County, New Brunswick, Canada.
A sizable city in San Joaquin County, California.
A neighborhood in the town of Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut.
A ghost town in Essex Township, Kankakee County, Illinois.
An unincorporated community in Union Township, LaPorte County, Indiana, United States.
An unincorporated community in Marion County, Iowa, United States.
An unincorporated community in Barren County, Kentucky, United States.
A small city in Lyon County, Minnesota.
A tiny city in Platte County, Missouri.
An unincorporated community in Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.
An unincorporated community in Laramie County, Wymong, United States.

Tracy was also found in the following language(s): French

Notable Persons Named Tracy

Ice-T

Ice-T is a musician, rapper, actor, ceo, record producer, screenwriter, and author. His most notable accomplishments were from 1982 to present. Ice-T was given the name Tracy Lauren Marrow on February 16th, 1958 in Newark, New Jersey, US.

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Tracy McGrady

Tracy McGrady is a basketball player for the Qingdao Eagles, Toronto Raptors, Orlando Magic, Houston Rockets, New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons, Atlanta Hawks, and San Antonio Spurs. He was most active from 1997 to 2013. Tracy was born on May 24th, 1979 in Bartow, Florida.

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Tracy Chapman

Tracy Chapman is a folk, blues rock, pop, soul, folk music, and soul music musician. Her ongoing career started in 1986. Tracy was born on March 30th, 1964 in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.

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Tracy Morgan

Tracy Morgan is a musical theatre, cringe comedy, and character comedy comedian. Tracy was given the name Tracy Jamal Morgan on November 10th, 1968 in The Bronx.

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The D.O.C.

The D.O.C. is a hip hop music, gangsta rap, g-funk, and west coast hip hop rapping, songwriter, and singing. He was most active from 1988 to present. The was given the name Tracy Lynn Curry on June 10th, 1968 in Dallas, Texas, U.S. The is also known as Doc-T and The Diggy Diggy Doc.

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Tracy Letts

Tracy Letts is a playwright and actor. His ongoing career started in 1988. Tracy was born on July 4th, 1965 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Tracy

Spencer Tracy

Spencer Tracy was an actor. He was most prominent from 1922 to 1967. Spencer was given the name Spencer Bonaventure Tracy on April 5th, 1900 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. He breathed his last breath on June 10th, 1967.

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Keegan Connor Tracy

Keegan Connor Tracy is an actress. She was most active from 1997 to present. Keegan was given the name Tracy Armstrong on December 3rd, 1971 in Windsor, Ontario.

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Louise Tracy

Louise was given the name Louise Ten Broeck Treadwell on July 31st, 1897 in New Castle, Pennsylvania, U.S. She breathed her last breath on November 13th, 1983.

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Paul Tracy

Paul Tracy is a racing driver. Paul was born on December 17th, 1968 in Scarborough, Toronto.

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Steve Tracy

Steve Tracy was an actor. He was most prominent from 1977 to 1977. Steve was given the name Steve Crumrine on October 3rd, 1952 in Canton, Ohio. Steve is also known as Crumrine and Steve. He breathed his last breath on November 27th, 1986.

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William Tracy

He was most prominent from 1925 to 1964. William was born on December 1st, 1917 in Pittsburgh. He died on July 18th, 1967.

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Year	Total Babies Born	Girls Born	Boys Born	Ranking
1880	6	0	6
1882	9	0	9
1883	6	0	6
1884	18	7	11
1885	24	12	12
1886	19	5	14
1887	16	5	11
1888	18	8	10
1889	26	11	15
1890	26	10	16
1891	22	8	14
1892	22	7	15
1893	23	8	15
1894	21	9	12
1895	20	9	11
1896	25	14	11
1897	18	10	8
1898	23	14	9
1899	17	5	12
1900	19	6	13
1901	16	5	11
1902	14	8	6
1903	21	12	9
1904	7	0	7
1905	8	8	0
1906	24	8	16
1907	18	5	13
1908	35	15	20
1909	16	11	5
1910	21	6	15
1911	27	10	17
1912	43	9	34
1913	55	11	44
1914	55	12	43
1915	67	18	49
1916	98	26	72
1917	111	28	83
1918	93	18	75
1919	77	12	65
1920	79	21	58
1921	92	27	65
1922	90	19	71
1923	77	14	63
1924	76	13	63
1925	91	21	70
1926	91	13	78
1927	96	16	80
1928	75	18	57
1929	61	6	55
1930	81	20	61
1931	81	16	65
1932	91	11	80
1933	75	11	64
1934	118	17	101
1935	105	21	84
1936	103	9	94
1937	104	17	87
1938	119	19	100
1939	133	23	110
1940	160	31	129
1941	178	42	136
1942	214	72	142
1943	238	90	148
1944	211	73	138
1945	241	91	150
1946	253	96	157
1947	313	129	184
1948	316	117	199
1949	416	170	246
1950	403	178	225
1951	484	194	290
1952	619	288	331
1953	653	326	327
1954	1,057	612	445
1955	1,462	936	526
1956	2,158	1,386	772
1957	3,121	1,965	1,156
1958	3,359	2,109	1,250
1959	4,814	3,365	1,449
1960	8,352	5,768	2,584	#84 girl name
1961	10,171	6,987	3,184	#64 girl name
1962	11,650	8,309	3,341	#55 girl name
1963	11,999	9,073	2,926	#48 girl name
1964	13,005	10,165	2,840	#40 girl name
1965	14,105	11,173	2,932	#36 girl name
1966	15,882	12,504	3,378	#98 boy name #31 girl name
1967	15,121	11,951	3,170	#98 boy name #29 girl name
1968	15,399	12,744	2,655	#25 girl name
1969	17,276	15,108	2,168	#17 girl name
1970	20,243	18,467	1,776	#10 girl name
1971	16,403	14,327	2,076	#13 girl name
1972	13,974	11,436	2,538	#19 girl name
1973	11,956	9,913	2,043	#20 girl name
1974	10,779	9,286	1,493	#23 girl name
1975	9,560	8,509	1,051	#24 girl name
1976	7,607	6,822	785	#37 girl name
1977	6,438	5,756	682	#50 girl name
1978	6,154	5,628	526	#47 girl name
1979	5,839	5,389	450	#49 girl name
1980	5,428	4,969	459	#56 girl name
1981	4,274	3,869	405	#77 girl name
1982	3,641	3,282	359	#88 girl name
1983	3,484	3,158	326	#89 girl name
1984	3,344	3,051	293	#91 girl name
1985	3,001	2,653	348
1986	2,766	2,424	342
1987	2,307	1,990	317
1988	1,948	1,632	316
1989	1,835	1,465	370
1990	1,630	1,266	364
1991	1,350	994	356
1992	1,303	1,001	302
1993	1,033	737	296
1994	914	635	279
1995	830	557	273
1996	684	457	227
1997	608	375	233
1998	546	346	200
1999	503	314	189
2000	478	330	148
2001	438	297	141
2002	401	283	118
2003	448	303	145
2004	362	254	108
2005	309	222	87
2006	294	195	99
2007	324	222	102
2008	261	184	77
2009	229	158	71
2010	203	126	77
2011	177	106	71
2012	193	119	74
2013	182	122	60
2014	175	129	46
2015	155	83	72
2016	146	93	53
2017	139	89	50
2018	134	79	55
2019	108	73	35
2020	129	77	52
2021	111	67	44

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Popularity of Tracy as a first name

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Popularity of Tracy as a last name

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Common last names for Tracy

Smith
Johnson
Jones
Williams
Brown
Miller
Davis
Harris
Hall
Taylor
Thomas
Clark
Walker
Moore
Anderson
Phillips
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Ethnicity Distribution

	Tracy	U.S.
White	91.05%	64.26%
African American	2.83%	11.96%
Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander	0.62%	4.85%
American Indian and Alaska Native	1.37%	0.69%
Two or More Ethnicities	1.61%	1.76%
Hispanic or Latino	2.51%	16.26%

Of Last Name Tracy

People with the last name Tracy are most frequently White

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Fun Facts about the name Tracy

What name lists does Tracy rank for?

#24 Girl Name of the 1970s
#39 Girl Name of the 1960s
#17 Unisex Names
How Popular is the name Tracy? Tracy is the 236^th most popular name of all time. As a last name Tracy was the 1,180^th most popular name in 2010.
How many people with the first name Tracy have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2021, the Social Security Administration has recorded 312,430 babies born with the first name Tracy in the United States. That's more than enough people named Tracy to occupy the territory of French Polynesia (France) with an estimated population of 277,000 (as of July 1, 2012).
What year were 5 or more babies first named Tracy? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 6 new born babies.
When was Tracy first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Tracy is Sunday, February 7th, 1869.
What year had the most people named Tracy born? The highest recorded use of the first name Tracy was in 1970 with a total of 18,467 babies. That's a lot of babies named Tracy!
Random Tracy Factoid: According to the 1966 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Tracy ranks 92^nd in popularity as a baby boy's name in Florida. Imagine that, 114 babies in Florida have the same name in 1966.
Weird things about the name Tracy: The name spelled backwards is Ycart. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Tcayr. How do you pronounce that?
How many people have the last name Tracy? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 29,867 people with the last name Tracy.
How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Tracy? If you manage to meet 100,000 people in your life, chances are that 10 of them will have Tracy as their last name.