Gender: Boy
Meaning: Path, track, brave
Origin: English/French
Popularity: Ranked #704 in 2024 with 380 babies born.
History: Trace surged in the 2010s-2020s as a word-name suggesting something left behind — a mark, a presence, evidence of someone being there. Trace Adkins is a country music giant. The name represents the American love of names that imply impact: leave a trace, make a mark.
Name length: 5 letters
How common is Trace? About 1 in 8,645 babies born in 2024 were named Trace, or roughly 1.1 per day in the United States.
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