How popular is the name Trace?

Trace ranks 914th among boys' names in US records, with 13,767 births since 1956. Over the past decade it accounts for 3,284.

Is Trace a unisex name?

No. Trace is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2008, when 534 children were given the name. It has been in use for 69 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Boy name#914 of boy names

Pronounced T R EY1 S (ARPABET)

Trace is a boys' name, and first appears in 1956. It has been given to 13,767 children — the 914th most common boys' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 25% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2008, when 534 children were given it.

2008Boys: 534Girls: 0

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Trace?: Trace ranks 914th among boys' names in US records, with 13,767 births since 1956. Over the past decade it accounts for 3,284.
Is Trace a unisex name?: No. Trace is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Trace most popular?: 2008, when 534 children were given the name. It has been in use for 69 years and is still recorded as of 2024.