Boys' name · since 1914
Frazer
110 babies named Frazer in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1930. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,795 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 110
- born since 1914
- 1930s
- peak decade
Frazer sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 110 recorded since 1914.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Frazer has been recorded 110 times among boys since 1914, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1993.
- #16,795 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 110 born since 1914
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Frazer ranks #16,795 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 110 born since 1914, peaking in the 1930s.
- #16,795 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 110
- born since 1914
- 1930s
- peak decade
Frazer's 110 recorded births place it above 62.99% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Frazer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Frazer's full recorded timeline at 1939, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1914, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1930 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Frazer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1993
- Peak year (1930)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1993.
110 total births across 80 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1930 with 9 births in a single year.
Frazer by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (26 births, 24% of the file).
1930s was Frazer's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Frazer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
11 births
- 1920s
1920s
25 births
- 1930s
1930s
26 births
- 1940s
1940s
11 births
- 1950s
1950s
17 births
- 1980s
1980s
15 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 26 births (24% of all-time use).
Frazer decade highlights
- Peak decade 26 births
- Runner-up 25 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Frazer's data
- Frazer's decade-level peak was the 1930s (26 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Frazer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1930)
Similar record span (~79 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, 1914–1993 (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 Frazer 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.
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