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Fraser

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Fraser: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #136 to #310.199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#136#310
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#136
1997#141
1998#140
1999#136
2000#164
2001#180
2002#189
2003#195
2004#219
2005#201
2006#196
2007#170
2008#177
2009#198
2010#202
2011#195
2012#199
2013#207
2014#220
2015#240
2016#238
2017#246
2018#226
2019#240
2020#253
2021#284
2022#305
2023#310
2024#306
2025#308

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2024: #101 among boys in Scotland, #305 among boys in Northern Ireland, #306 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1982–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #308 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1982 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #92 in New Zealand in 1982.

Fraser's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#308147HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#306146HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#310142HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#305147HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#284164HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#253188HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#240210HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#226230HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#246218HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#238232HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#240227HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#220258HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#207267HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#199276HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#195273HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#202253HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#198241HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#177287HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#170296HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#196222HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#201195HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#219167HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#195193HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#189182HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#180194HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#164220HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#136252HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#140256HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#141256HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#136278HighVerified
1982New Zealandmale#9251HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandmale#3055HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandmale#3953HighVerified
2022Northern Irelandmale#4143HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandmale#4333HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandmale#4183HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandmale#3205HighVerified
2015Northern Irelandmale#3424HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandmale#2647HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandmale#3434HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandmale#2736HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandmale#3753HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandmale#2676HighVerified
2009Northern Irelandmale#2477HighVerified
2008Northern Irelandmale#3284HighVerified
2006Northern Irelandmale#2824HighVerified
2001Northern Irelandmale#2803HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#7553HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#7413HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandmale#6993HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandmale#6044HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#10152HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Fraser is officially recorded

5 official registrars have recorded Fraser, between 1982 and 2025, in 31 of those 44 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
New Zealand19821#92 in 1982
England and Wales1996–202530#136 in 1996
Northern Ireland2001–202416#247 in 2009
Republic of Ireland2009–20214#604 in 2009
Scotland20241#101 in 2024

Its high point came 42 years earlier in New Zealand (1982) than in Scotland (2024).

No registrar recorded it for 13 years after 1982; it appears again in 1996.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1982 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #92 in New Zealand in 1982. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.