Frazer
Boy name · 782 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Frazer: 782 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 39 births in 1990.
From a Scottish surname rooted in the Anglo-Norman French *frisure* or *fraser*, meaning "strawberry" or perhaps referring to a "frizzy-haired" person, Frazer carries an old-world charm. The most famous bearer is Simon Fraser, the 11th Lord Lovat, a charismatic Jacobite leader who was the last man beheaded in Britain for treason. Strikingly, the name also lends itself to the mighty River Fraser in British Columbia, Canada, named after explorer Simon Fraser (a descendant of the Lovats). Variant Fraser is more common in Scotland itself, but Frazer offers a crisp, slightly different spelling that feels both classic and fresh, often linked to the fictional, sensible Dr. Frazer Crane from the hit sitcom *Cheers* and its spin-off *Frasier*.
Boy 47 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 199039 babies
- Latest (2024)
- #7273 babies
- Total births
- 782since 1974
- 5-year trend
- ▼ 54%vs prior 5y