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Fraser

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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 #310.200020052010201520202025#136#310
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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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

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

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

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

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.

New ZealandNew Zealand: recorded in 1982New Zealand: highest position in 1982England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 1996Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2001Northern Ireland: recorded in 2006Northern Ireland: recorded in 2008Northern Ireland: recorded in 2009Northern Ireland: recorded in 2010Northern Ireland: recorded in 2011Northern Ireland: recorded in 2012Northern Ireland: recorded in 2013Northern Ireland: recorded in 2014Northern Ireland: recorded in 2015Northern Ireland: recorded in 2016Northern Ireland: recorded in 2019Northern Ireland: recorded in 2021Northern Ireland: recorded in 2022Northern Ireland: recorded in 2023Northern Ireland: recorded in 2024Northern Ireland: highest position in 2009Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2009ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419822025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
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.

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What is known about Fraser

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
5 official registrars, 1982–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not 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.