Billy vs Frazer
Billy 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Billy was ranked #110 and Frazer #1798 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2021, Billy was ranked #176 and Frazer #433 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Billy was ranked #234 and Frazer #727 among boys in Scotland.
Billy and Frazer over time
Billy and Frazer appear together in 2 published lists, across 41 years of shared records. Billy held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Frazer in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Frazer reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Billy 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Billy and Frazer were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #110 and #1798.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Billy #68 in 1998, Frazer #250 in 1997.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025
Billy held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Frazer in 0.
Highest recorded here: Billy #68 in 1998, Frazer #250 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Billy #110, Frazer #1798.
Northern Ireland · Boys11 shared years, 1998–2021
Billy held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Frazer in 0.
Highest recorded here: Billy #169 in 2015, Frazer #240 in 1998.
The order changed in 2001: Billy moved ahead. In 2000 they stood at #244 and #244; by 2001 that had become #218 and #280.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Billy #176, 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 | Billy | 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #39 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #1798 (2025) |
| 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
- Billy and Frazer both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT.
How each name got here
Billy
Popularity journey
First recorded1970
First recorded at #305 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1970 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1970–2025
Highest recorded position: #39 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025 (recorded 1970–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #110 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · 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 recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1798 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys