Boys' name · since 1915
Fraser
551 babies named Fraser in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,441 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,638 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 551
- born since 1915
- 2020s
- peak decade
Fraser currently ranks #5638 among boys' names in America, with 551 babies recorded since 1915.
Fraser has 551 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5638 as of the latest data, more common than 60% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #7,441 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,638 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 551 born since 1915
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fraser ranks #7,441 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,638 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 551 born since 1915, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7,441 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,638 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 551
- born since 1915
- 2020s
- peak decade
Fraser's 551 recorded births place it above 83.63% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
How Fraser compares
551 Top 42% higher than 58% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Fraser's all-time total is 49% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Fraser | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 551 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 34 | 22,252 |
Fraser's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Fraser splits its recorded history at 1982: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Fraser popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Fraser by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (89 births, 16% of the file).
2020s was Fraser's strongest decade.
89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Fraser births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 34
1910s
34 births
- 1920s 21
1920s
21 births
- 1930s 18
1930s
18 births
- 1940s
1940s
47 births
- 1950s
1950s
38 births
- 1960s
1960s
50 births
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s
1980s
63 births
- 1990s
1990s
73 births
- 2000s
2000s
51 births
- 2010s
2010s
49 births
- 2020s
2020s
89 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 89 births (16% of all-time use).
How Fraser compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Fraser's total volume
Fraser by state
Where Fraser concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.9% |
5 of 551 births nationwide.
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What to do with Fraser's data
- Pennsylvania records the most Frasers (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Fraser: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~110 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1915–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Fraser draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.