Anton vs Frazer
Anton and Frazercompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2021, Anton was ranked #433 and Frazer #433 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Anton was ranked #478 and Frazer #727 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Anton was ranked #857 and Frazer #814 among boys in England and Wales.
Anton and Frazer over time
Anton and Frazer appear together in 2 published lists, across 41 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Frazer reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Anton in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Anton and Frazer changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #857 and #814.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Anton #189 in 2000, Frazer #240 in 1998.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Anton held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Frazer in 20.
Highest recorded here: Anton #298 in 2002, Frazer #250 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Anton #857, Frazer #814.
Northern Ireland · Boys12 shared years, 1997–2021
Anton held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Frazer in 2.
Highest recorded here: Anton #189 in 2000, Frazer #240 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Anton #433, Frazer #433.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Anton | Frazer |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #92 (2025) | Scotland · Boys #727 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Anton and Frazer both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT.
How each name got here
Anton
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #164 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #77 among boys in Norway, in 2019 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #92 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Frazer
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #279 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2021
Highest recorded position: #240 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 1998 (recorded 1997–2021).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #814 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys