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Trace

Boy

Meaning of Trace: English: 'path'

Trace is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 765th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025.

US rank 2025

#765

340 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

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Fewer than 3 babies or unlisted

US babies since 1880

14,112

First recorded 1956 · peak 2008

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 28 babies1982: 32 babies1983: 27 babies1984: 35 babies1985: 101 babies1986: 67 babies1987: 52 babies1988: 58 babies1989: 102 babies1990: 116 babies19901991: 144 babies1992: 132 babies1993: 158 babies1994: 172 babies1995: 161 babies1996: 213 babies1997: 428 babies1998: 530 babies1999: 397 babies2000: 384 babies20002001: 369 babies2002: 437 babies2003: 501 babies2004: 447 babies2005: 445 babies2006: 470 babies2007: 437 babies2008: 534 babies2009: 505 babies2010: 494 babies20102011: 437 babies2012: 379 babies2013: 382 babies2014: 313 babies2015: 291 babies2016: 287 babies2017: 266 babies2018: 319 babies2019: 302 babies2020: 316 babies20202021: 348 babies2022: 373 babies2023: 404 babies2024: 388 babies2025: 340 babies
US babies named Trace per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 534.

Gender split

98% boys · 2% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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