Tracer
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- TRAY-ser
- Origin
- English
Tracer is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “one who traces”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Tracer mean?
English: English word
“one who traces”
Is Tracer a girl's or a boy's name?
Tracer is a boys' name.
How popular is Tracer in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 22 boys. It first appears in the records in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Tracer in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tracer in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #8,982 |
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,309 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,029 |
| 1998 | 22 | #3,386 |
| 1997 | 17 | #3,872 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
Nicknames for Tracer
- Trace 340 boys in the US in 2025
Names like Tracer
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Cooper, Porter, Parker, Walker, Turner, Hunter, Carter, Tucker, Xander, Tanner, Archer, Fisher
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Mason, Ruby, Hallie, Hazel
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Tracer: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tracer, updated 20 October 2026.