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Why parents love Tracy- Spencer Tracy is one of cinema's greatest actors.
- Tracy Chapman's Fast Car is one of the most important songs.
- Hairspray's Tracy Turnblad dances for integration.
- Two syllables with a bright, classic sound: TRAY-see.
- The meaning warlike/from Thrace carries ancient depth.
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The vibe of Tracy
warlikefrom ThraceLatinFrenchSpencer TracyChapmanFast CarHairsprayintegration
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Origin & history of Tracy
Latin Thracius (from Thrace)
→ French Tracy
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Irish Gaelic roots
Tracy means warlike or from Thrace. Spencer Tracy is one of cinema's greatest. Tracy Chapman's Fast Car is one of the most important songs. Hairspray's Tracy dances for integration.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: French; Spencer Tracy (1900–1967); Tracy Chapman (born 1964).
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Today
Tracy remains a beloved choice, ranking #2351 in the US. 312,774 babies have been named Tracy since 1880.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Tracy?
1970
peak year
Tracy has settled into a steady rhythm — neither rising sharply nor fading, holding a consistent place in U.S. birth records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #2351), with about 126 babies named Tracy each year. Its all-time peak came in 1970, when it climbed to #10 with 18,465 registrations — the heart of the 1970s. Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 312,774.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
18,465
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #10)
(ranked #10)
126
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
1,260
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
312,774
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Tracy4
Life path number
The Builder
Discipline, reliability and masterful building.
Tracy's Life Path 1 is the leader's number — integration leadership. People named Tracy tend to be bright, classic, and gifted at being the greatest actor, folk singer, and dancer simultaneously.
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Greatest actor singer dancer✦
Spencer-Tracy◈
Chapman-Fast-Car◎
Hairspray-integration♡
Thrace-warlikeT2
R9
A1
C3
Y7
Sum: 22 → Life path 4
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Personality of Tracy🏛️
Steady & reliable
When they make a promise, they keep it.
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Methodical
Thorough, careful, precise.
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Quietly powerful
Their strength is always there when it matters.
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Grounded
No matter what swirls around them, they stay centred.
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