Fun Facts About the Name Frazier
- More than 2 thousand babies named Frazier: U.S. records list 2,160 babies given the name Frazier from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Frazier Mean?
Frazier is an English surname and given name, a variant of Fraser. The usual derivation is from the Old French fraisier, "strawberry plant," from fraise, "strawberry." It likely began as a nickname for a grower or seller of strawberries, or as a topographic name for someone who lived near a strawberry patch.
Other explanations have been suggested, including a French place name such as Fresnes or a Gaelic personal name, but these are less certain. The exact etymology of Fraser remains disputed. Frazier is an English spelling variant; the z reflects the voiced pronunciation of the consonant in English.
Frazier Name History & Origins
The surname Fraser is recorded in Scotland by the 12th century, when families of Norman or French origin settled there. It is associated with Clan Fraser, a Scottish clan whose traditional history traces back to these settlers. The Frazier spelling is an English variant of Fraser. It appears in English-speaking countries, especially the United States, as both a surname and a given name.
As a given name, Frazier is a transferred use of the surname, following a common English naming pattern. Other spellings include Frasier and Frazer. The distinct spelling Frazier reflects English orthography and pronunciation rather than a separate origin.
How Popular is the Name Frazier?
Frazier recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1919. Its best rank was #705 in 1887.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,460 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2024 | #5,501 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2023 | #5,741 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2022 | #6,249 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2021 | #5,856 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2020 | #5,532 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2019 | #9,153 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #7,786 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #4,989 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2016 | #5,631 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2015 | #7,667 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #12,744 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #12,880 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #9,022 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #7,766 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #7,365 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2008 | #11,524 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #12,971 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 2006 | #8,974 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #10,529 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #6,890 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #8,752 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #8,605 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #6,048 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1999 | #5,128 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1998 | #5,979 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1997 | #5,781 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #5,305 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1995 | #4,607 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1994 | #3,646 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1993 | #3,712 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1992 | #3,037 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 1991 | #4,078 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1990 | #4,045 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1989 | #4,109 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1988 | #3,763 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1987 | #3,399 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1986 | #3,319 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1985 | #4,441 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1984 | #4,320 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1983 | #5,103 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #3,170 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1981 | #2,945 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1980 | #3,316 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1979 | #2,936 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1978 | #3,684 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1977 | #3,692 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1976 | #3,819 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1975 | #2,393 | 18 | 0.0012% |
| 1974 | #2,593 | 15 | 0.0010% |
| 1973 | #2,910 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1972 | #3,225 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1971 | #2,312 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1970 | #1,863 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1969 | #2,593 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1968 | #2,138 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1967 | #1,930 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1966 | #1,839 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1965 | #1,826 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1964 | #2,002 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1963 | #1,994 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1962 | #2,066 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1961 | #1,903 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1960 | #1,709 | 23 | 0.0011% |
| 1959 | #2,232 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1958 | #1,975 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1957 | #1,853 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1956 | #2,121 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1955 | #1,698 | 21 | 0.0010% |
| 1954 | #1,677 | 21 | 0.0010% |
| 1953 | #1,529 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1952 | #1,824 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1951 | #1,498 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1950 | #1,556 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1949 | #1,191 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 1948 | #1,303 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 1947 | #1,403 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 1946 | #1,245 | 32 | 0.0020% |
| 1945 | #1,281 | 27 | 0.0020% |
| 1944 | #1,199 | 31 | 0.0023% |
| 1943 | #1,129 | 37 | 0.0026% |
| 1942 | #1,256 | 31 | 0.0022% |
| 1941 | #1,428 | 23 | 0.0019% |
| 1940 | #1,318 | 26 | 0.0022% |
| 1939 | #1,468 | 21 | 0.0019% |
| 1938 | #1,710 | 17 | 0.0015% |
| 1937 | #1,498 | 21 | 0.0020% |
| 1936 | #1,397 | 23 | 0.0022% |
| 1935 | #1,613 | 19 | 0.0018% |
| 1934 | #1,399 | 24 | 0.0023% |
| 1933 | #1,559 | 20 | 0.0020% |
| 1932 | #1,439 | 24 | 0.0023% |
| 1931 | #1,243 | 31 | 0.0030% |
| 1930 | #2,003 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1929 | #1,245 | 32 | 0.0030% |
| 1928 | #1,537 | 24 | 0.0022% |
| 1927 | #1,330 | 31 | 0.0028% |
| 1926 | #1,415 | 27 | 0.0024% |
| 1925 | #1,757 | 20 | 0.0018% |
| 1924 | #1,744 | 21 | 0.0019% |
| 1923 | #1,336 | 30 | 0.0027% |
| 1922 | #1,205 | 36 | 0.0033% |
| 1921 | #1,667 | 22 | 0.0020% |
| 1920 | #1,396 | 28 | 0.0026% |
| 1919 | #1,087 | 40 | 0.0041% |
| 1918 | #1,323 | 29 | 0.0029% |
| 1917 | #1,307 | 28 | 0.0030% |
| 1916 | #1,221 | 30 | 0.0034% |
| 1915 | #1,249 | 28 | 0.0033% |
| 1914 | #1,409 | 19 | 0.0029% |
| 1913 | #1,334 | 16 | 0.0031% |
| 1912 | #1,112 | 18 | 0.0042% |
| 1911 | #1,143 | 10 | 0.0044% |
| 1910 | #1,005 | 11 | 0.0057% |
| 1908 | #977 | 9 | 0.0058% |
| 1907 | #896 | 10 | 0.0068% |
| 1906 | #875 | 9 | 0.0068% |
| 1905 | #1,304 | 5 | 0.0038% |
| 1904 | #737 | 11 | 0.0086% |
| 1903 | #1,057 | 6 | 0.0050% |
| 1901 | #801 | 8 | 0.0075% |
| 1900 | #1,086 | 7 | 0.0047% |
| 1899 | #978 | 6 | 0.0056% |
| 1898 | #919 | 7 | 0.0057% |
| 1897 | #814 | 8 | 0.0071% |
| 1895 | #1,015 | 6 | 0.0051% |
| 1890 | #933 | 6 | 0.0054% |
| 1888 | #858 | 7 | 0.0058% |
| 1887 | #705 | 8 | 0.0079% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Frazier Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are kind, home-loving, hospitable and friendly. Since you take responsibility well, you are a good organizer of social affairs. Compassion for others is an outstanding trait. You are a great lover and a great flirt – an artist, musician, actor, teacher, nurse. Your character can be contradictory. You are practical, yet idealistic and intuitive; capable of selfless devotion to someone you love, yet look to receive payback. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You are always looking for an opportunity to achieve financial and emotional security. You are basically peacemaker. You understand the law of harmony and desire to balance your life with those around you. You may feel incomplete without someone to share your love, ideals, wealth or work. You can be very sensitive and could appear a bit shy and perceptive. You have developed intuition, patience and the ability to nurture others. You can achieve the state of happiness if you are willing to accept your needs in a complimentary relationship and go to create them.
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