Boys' name · since 1887
Frazier
Frazier has 2,159 recorded births since 1887 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1919 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,147 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,407 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,159
- born since 1887
- 1940s
- peak decade
2,159 babies have been named Frazier since 1887, making it today's #5407 boys' name.
Frazier has 2,159 recorded births among boys since 1887, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5407 as of the latest data, more common than 61% of boys, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1887 to 2025.
- #3,147 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,407 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,159 born since 1887
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Frazier ranks #3,147 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,407 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,159 born since 1887, peaking in the 1940s.
- #3,147 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,407 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,159
- born since 1887
- 1940s
- peak decade
Frazier's 2,159 recorded births place it above 93.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Alabama.
How Frazier compares
2,159 Top 21% higher than 79% 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
Frazier's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Frazier | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,159 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 34 | 22,252 |
Frazier's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Frazier splits its recorded history at 1959: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1905 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1919 peak of 40 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Frazier popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1887–2025
- Peak year (1919)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 139 years of records
Frazier by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (302 births, 14% of the file).
1940s was Frazier's strongest decade.
302 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Frazier births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 15
1880s
15 births
- 1890s 33
1890s
33 births
- 1900s 65
1900s
65 births
- 1910s
1910s
229 births
- 1920s
1920s
271 births
- 1930s
1930s
215 births
- 1940s
1940s
302 births
- 1950s
1950s
198 births
- 1960s
1960s
173 births
- 1970s
1970s
139 births
- 1980s 120
1980s
120 births
- 1990s
1990s
142 births
- 2000s 71
2000s
71 births
- 2010s 91
2010s
91 births
- 2020s 95
2020s
95 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 302 births (14% of all-time use).
How Frazier 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 Frazier's total volume
Frazier by state
Where Frazier concentrates geographically, total births since 1887
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 67 | 3.1% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 21 | 1.0% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 12 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 10 | 0.5% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 10 | 0.5% |
| #6 | South Carolina | | 10 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Mississippi | | 6 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Texas | | 6 | 0.3% |
67 of 2,159 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Frazier's data
- Frazier's decade-level peak was the 1940s (302 total births); usage has since declined to 95 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Fraziers (67 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Frazier: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~138 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, 1887–2025 (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 Frazier 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.