Frazer vs Taran
Frazer and Tarancompared 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 2024, Frazer was ranked #814 and Taran #757 among boys in England and Wales.
Frazer and Taran over time
Frazer and Taran appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Frazer held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Taran 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 1 of those lists, and Taran 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
Frazer and Taran changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #814 and #757.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Frazer held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Taran in 7.
Highest recorded here: Frazer #250 in 1997, Taran #417 in 2002.
The order changed in 2023: Taran moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #949 and #993; by 2023 that had become #965 and #770.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Frazer #814, Taran #757.
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 | Frazer | Taran |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | Scotland · Boys #727 (2024) | England and Wales · Boys #757 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Frazer and Taran both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
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
Taran
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1914 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #417 among boys in England and Wales, in 2002 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #757 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys