Trace

Given to 14,112 US babies since 1956

▲ Rising +25% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

#757

recorded as boys

55 since 2024

Babies in 2025

340

boys 340

Peak year

1998

524 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

14,112

since 1956

Born a Trace? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Trace was most popular in 1998, when 524 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.27 per 1,000). In 2025, 340 babies were named Trace, ranking #757 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 25%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	340	757
2024	5	15293	383	702
2023	<5	—	404	672
2022	<5	—	373	707
2021	<5	—	348	735
2020	<5	—	316	760
2019	<5	—	302	775
2018	<5	—	319	744
2017	<5	—	266	833
2016	<5	—	287	803
2015	<5	—	291	801
2014	5	16513	308	763
2013	<5	—	382	642
2012	<5	—	379	634
2011	<5	—	437	573
2010	<5	—	494	523
2009	<5	—	505	531
2008	<5	—	534	510
2007	<5	—	437	585
2006	<5	—	470	537
2005	<5	—	445	543
2004	<5	—	447	530
2003	5	15784	496	494
2002	<5	—	437	520
2001	<5	—	369	563
2000	<5	—	384	548
1999	8	10345	389	535
1998	6	12426	524	437
1997	7	10836	421	495
1996	11	7574	202	747
1995	<5	—	161	853
1994	<5	—	172	806
1993	<5	—	158	840
1992	5	13317	127	952
1991	5	13147	139	893
1990	<5	—	116	970
1989	6	10847	96	1064
1988	<5	—	58	1355
1987	5	11325	47	1506
1986	9	7134	58	1269
1985	10	6457	91	956
1984	7	8153	28	1933
1983	8	7312	19	2493
1982	5	10517	27	1999
1981	7	8128	21	2338
1980	<5	—	19	2536
1979	5	10210	18	2568
1978	6	8562	24	2012
1977	<5	—	20	2270
1976	14	4363	22	2113
1975	12	4854	21	2134
1974	7	6900	15	2549
1973	7	6666	24	1817
1972	16	3714	33	1473
1971	13	4311	42	1289
1970	25	2779	40	1314
1969	12	4198	32	1414
1968	16	3315	34	1314
1967	14	3484	47	1071
1966	13	3558	64	901
1965	14	3402	71	870
1964	7	5474	23	1655
1963	12	3801	45	1151
1962	19	2814	34	1341
1961	10	4239	25	1602
1960	7	5168	28	1523
1959	5	6245	22	1709
1958	<5	—	20	1766
1957	<5	—	17	1952
1956	<5	—	17	1945