Drew vs Fraser
Drew and Frasercompared 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.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Drew was ranked #404 and Fraser #101 among boys in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Drew was ranked #339 and Fraser #305 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Drew was ranked #945 and Fraser #306 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2021, Drew was ranked #498 and Fraser #755 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Drew and Fraser over time
Drew and Fraser appear together in 2 published lists, across 43 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Drew and Fraser changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #945 and #306.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Drew held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Fraser in 25.
Highest recorded here: Drew #163 in 2000, Fraser #136 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Drew #945, Fraser #306.
Northern Ireland · Boys14 shared years, 2001–2024
Drew held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Fraser in 3.
Highest recorded here: Drew #198 in 2008, Fraser #264 in 2014.
The order changed in 2024: Fraser moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #348 and #395; by 2024 that had become #339 and #305.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Drew #339, Fraser #305.
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 | Drew | Fraser |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #402 (2025) | Scotland · Boys #101 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Drew has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Fraser.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Drew
Popularity journey
First recorded1981
First recorded at #322 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1981 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #163 among boys in England and Wales, in 2000 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #402 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Fraser
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #136 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
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #306 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys