Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Trace

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Brave
Hebrew
Good

Syllables

1

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Trace

Pronunciation

t-ra-ce

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2008 (rank #509, 533 births); most recent 2025 (rank #757, 340 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1970 (rank #2781, 25 births); most recent 2024 (rank #15243, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025340–
20243805
2023403–
2022373–
2021348–
2020316–
2019302–
2018319–
2017265–
2016287–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #4783, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
20223
2021–
2020–
2019–
20183
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2008 (rank #347, 10 births); most recent 2013 (rank #511, 6 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence