Fraser
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- FRAY-zer
- Origin
- Scottish
- UK rank, 2025
- #267 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #5,606 for boys
Big in Scotland
Fraser is a boys' name of Scottish origin. In 2025 it ranked 267th for boys in the UK (194 babies) and 5,606th for boys in the US (16 babies).
What does Fraser mean?
Scottish: Scottish clan surname
From the surname of a powerful Scottish clan; its origin is uncertain, though early spellings were linked with French fraise, strawberry.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Fraser a girl's or a boy's name?
Fraser is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 194 boys in the UK and 16 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Fraser in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #267among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 194about 1 in 1,500 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 34% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 194 boys in the UK were named Fraser, making it the 267th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 203rd. Its busiest year was 1997, with 548 boys.
2025 had the fewest boys named Fraser since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Fraser in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 212 boys in the UK were given Fraser or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #256, up from #267 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 308th in England and Wales, 116th in Scotland and 344th in Northern Ireland.
Fraser in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 194 | #267 |
| 2024 | 203 | #261 |
| 2023 | 198 | #264 |
| 2022 | 208 | #253 |
| 2021 | 248 | #233 |
| 2020 | 273 | #203 |
| 2019 | 293 | #195 |
| 2018 | 330 | #181 |
| 2017 | 308 | #198 |
| 2016 | 324 | #196 |
| 2015 | 353 | #185 |
| 2014 | 369 | #173 |
| 2013 | 385 | #167 |
| 2012 | 404 | #161 |
| 2011 | 415 | #159 |
| 2010 | 414 | #159 |
| 2009 | 392 | #159 |
| 2008 | 461 | #141 |
| 2007 | 492 | #129 |
| 2006 | 398 | #152 |
| 2005 | 370 | #151 |
| 2004 | 349 | #150 |
| 2003 | 375 | #144 |
| 2002 | 364 | #139 |
| 2001 | 399 | #128 |
| 2000 | 420 | #123 |
| 1999 | 509 | #112 |
| 1998 | 500 | #114 |
| 1997 | 548 | #106 |
| 1996 | 515 | #105 |
How popular is Fraser in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,606among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 16about 1 in 110,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 167% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 16 boys in the US were named Fraser, making it the 5,606th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,292nd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 22 boys. It first appears in the records in 1915.
Half of all the boys named Fraser in the US since 1880 were born between 1952 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Fraser in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #5,606 |
| 2024 | 22 | #4,567 |
| 2023 | 10 | #7,733 |
| 2022 | 13 | #6,473 |
| 2021 | 15 | #5,771 |
| 2020 | 13 | #6,292 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,091 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 13 | #6,353 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,006 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,652 |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,934 |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,667 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,327 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 7 | #4,959 |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,938 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,438 |
| 1971 | 7 | #3,961 |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,722 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,364 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1965 | 9 | #2,778 |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,281 |
| 1963 | 11 | #2,538 |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,031 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,036 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 6 | #3,557 |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 5 | #3,884 |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 8 | #2,904 |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,731 |
| 1951 | 6 | #3,362 |
| 1950 | 8 | #2,769 |
| 1949 | 8 | #2,801 |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,665 |
| 1947 | 5 | #3,731 |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 6 | #2,995 |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 7 | #2,962 |
| 1942 | 6 | #3,211 |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,504 |
| 1940 | 5 | #3,458 |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 10 | #2,332 |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 8 | #2,719 |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 6 | #3,557 |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 7 | #3,383 |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,207 |
| 1919 | 7 | #3,390 |
| 1918 | 8 | #3,095 |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,216 |
| 1916 | 7 | #3,176 |
| 1915 | 5 | #3,824 |
Names like Fraser
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Alexander Tyler Oliver Peter Alex Adam Christopher Nathan Luke William Samuel Matthew
Other spellings of Fraser
Names related to Fraser
More Scottish names
Isla Finley Logan Arabella Cameron Bonnie Paisley Brody Carson Maxwell Brodie Finlay Blair Lennox Skye Knox
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Fraser: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/fraser, updated 20 October 2026.