Fraser vs Troy
Fraser and Troycompared 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.
New Zealand · Boys
In 1982, Fraser was ranked #92 and Troy #95 among boys in New Zealand.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Fraser was ranked #101 and Troy #727 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Fraser was ranked #306 and Troy #729 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2021, Fraser was ranked #755 and Troy #336 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2019, Fraser was ranked #418 and Troy #418 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Fraser and Troy over time
Fraser and Troy 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.
Troy reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Fraser 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Fraser #136 in 1996, Troy #181 in 1996.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Fraser held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Troy in 1.
Highest recorded here: Fraser #136 in 1996, Troy #181 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Fraser #306, Troy #729.
Northern Ireland · Boys12 shared years, 2001–2019
Fraser held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Troy in 9.
Highest recorded here: Fraser #247 in 2009, Troy #167 in 2006.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Fraser #418, Troy #418.
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 | Fraser | Troy |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Scotland · Boys #101 (2024) | Norway · Boys #443 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Fraser has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Troy.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.
How each name got here
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
Troy
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #93 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1964–1993
Highest recorded position: #27 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1971 (recorded 1964–1993).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #443 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys