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Tracy (boy)

What does Tracy mean?

Tracy Pronunciation of Tracy as a boys' name (also used as girls' name Tracy) is pronounced TRAY-see. It is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Tracy is "warlike". Surname dating from before the Norman conquest. Also possibly derived from a Norman French place name based on a Gallic Latin personal name, Thrax or Thracius, whose meaning has been lost. Actor Tracey Walter; author Tracy Kidder; basketball player Tracy McGrady.

STARTS WITH Tr-

ASSOCIATED WITH irish, warlike (fierce), surname, norman, conquest (victory)

Variations

VARIANTS Trace, Tracey, Treacy

FEMININE FORM Teresa

CREATIVE FORMS
(male) Tarcy, ..

(female) Tramy, ..


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Tracy Marcelo (T.M.), ..

How popular is Tracy?

Tracy is a very popular first name for men (#291 out of 1220, Top 24%) and also a very popular surname for all people (#1093 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Tracy reached its top rank of #118 in the U.S. during 1960-1969, but is not listed at the moment. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Tracy name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Tracy outside U.S.

Which version is better?

Prominent related forms of Tracy ranked in the Top 2000 are Trace (#743 LAST YEAR) and Tracey. These relations of Tracy reached the top of their popularity during the years 1960-1969 (MEDIAN #585) and are now significantly less conventional (#1581, DOWN 89.7%).



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Tracy, Trace, Tracey in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Tracy and related baby names outside U.S.

Similar Names

Recommended sound-alike names are Dacy, Jacy, Kacy, Lacy, Macy, Stacy, Tay, Terach, Thady, Trai, Trail, Travys, Traye, Trey and Troy. These names tend to be less commonly used than Tracy.

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