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Trace

Boy's name · #758 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Trace reached its best rank, #439, in 1998 and ranked #758 in 2025. Roughly 14,000 boys have been named Trace since 1956.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 34 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#2,095 in Canada (2025) · #4,790 in England & Wales (2022).

Famous Traces

• Trace Cyrus — American musician (born 1989)
• Trace Adkins — American country singer and actor (born 1962)
• Trace Gallagher — American news anchor (born 1961)
• Trace "The Goat" McSorley — American football player (born 1995)
• Trace Beaulieu — American comedian, puppeteer, writer, and actor (born 1958)

What Traces become

Among 37 notable people named Trace:

Sports figures appear 2.29× more often than among typical names — e.g. Trace Worthington, American freestyle skier (born 1969).

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