Fun Facts About the Name Bracey
- 49 babies named Bracey: U.S. records list 49 babies given the name Bracey from 1880 through 2025. Even 20 girls received the name Bracey.
What Does the Name Bracey Mean?
Bracey is an English given name transferred from a surname. The surname is Norman French in origin and is usually explained as a variant of Bracy, a habitational name meaning "from Brécy," a place in France. Brécy is an old Gallo-Roman place name, commonly analyzed as a personal name combined with the suffix -acum, meaning "estate" or "settlement"; the exact personal name is uncertain. Its literal sense is therefore toponymic - "person from Brécy" - not a description of a personal quality.
Bracey Name History & Origins
The surname came to England with Norman-French speakers after the Norman Conquest and belongs to the group of English family names derived from places in France. It became hereditary in the medieval period, with spellings such as Bracy and Bracey; Bracey is an English rendering of the French name. As a first name, Bracey is a transferred surname, following the modern English and American practice of turning family names into given names. That given-name use is later than the surname's medieval development.
How Popular is the Name Bracey?
Bracey has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2003. Its best rank was #5,568 in 1981.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #16,986 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #16,894 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #16,147 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #15,390 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | #12,774 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 2003 | #7,931 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #10,872 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #7,399 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #5,568 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Bracey Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You can go to great heights and equally great depths. You are emotional and fixed in your opinions. You are hospitable, sentimental, often psychic, sometimes moody. You are ruled by love and the lack of it and feel a need to be encouraged and appreciated. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You desire to inspire and lead, to control other's affairs. You are giving, courageous and bold, action oriented,energetic and strong willed. You want to make a difference in the world, and this attitude often attracts you to cultural interests, politics, social issues, and the cultivation of your creative talents.
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