Tracy - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Tracy \t-ra-cy\ is pronounced TRAY-see. It is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "warlike". Also possibly a nickname for Theresa (Greek) "late summer" or derived from a Norman French place name based on a Gallic Latin personal name, Thrax or Thracius, whose meaning has been lost. The character Tracy Lord, played by Katherine Hepburn in the 1940 film "The Philadelphia Story", made the name popular. Actress Tracey Ullman; tennis player Tracy Austin; singer Tracy Chapman; swimmer Tracy Caulkins.

Tracy has 9 variant forms: Trace, Tracee, Tracey, Traci, Tracie, Trasey, Treacy, Treasa and Treasey.

For more information, see also the related name Teresa.

Baby names that sound like Tracy are Drucy, Darcy, Drisy, Tricia, Tresa, Terasa, Treza, Trisa and Tris.

Tracy is a very popular female first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Tracy. Click here to compare Tracy with related baby names.