Frazier
A masculine English surname transferred to given name use, derived from French fraissier meaning "strawberry plant".
Name Census estimates that about 1,134 living Americans carry the first name Frazier. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Frazier today is around 50 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Frazier births was 1919 (40 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Frazier. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Frazier with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
1.1K
~ 1 in 302,253 Americans
Peak year
1919
40 babies that year
Average age
50
years old
2024 SSA rank
#5,501
Tracked since 1887
Census
Frazier in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,019 people with the first name Frazier, which placed it at #12,264 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#12,264
National first-name rank
People counted
1.0K
1,019 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
46.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Frazier
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Frazier is Black at 46.6%. The next largest groups are White (45.4%) and Two or More Races (3.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Frazier described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Frazier at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American46.6% · 475
- White45.4% · 463
- Two or more races3.6% · 37
- Hispanic or Latino2.0% · 20
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.4% · 14
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 10
Popularity
Frazier: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Frazier from the 1880s through to the 2020s, spanning 15 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1940s, with 302 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1940s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Frazier by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Frazier during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Fraziers live
The SSA's state-level files cover 8 states and territories. Alabama, Tennessee, Virginia recorded the most babies named Frazier, while Texas, Mississippi, South Carolina recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 18 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Frazier
The name Frazier is of French origin and has its roots in the Old French word "fraissier," which means "strawberry plant." This name likely originated in the medieval period, possibly as a surname for someone who cultivated or lived near strawberry plants.
In the 12th century, the name appeared in the form "Fressier" in records from the Normandy region of France. Over time, it evolved into various spellings, including Frazier, Frasier, and Frazer.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with this name was Sir Simon Frazer, a 13th-century Scottish knight who fought alongside Robert the Bruce during the Wars of Scottish Independence.
In the 16th century, a notable figure named Frazier was Sir Alexander Frazer, a Scottish clergyman and scholar who served as the Rector of the University of Glasgow from 1577 to 1580.
During the 17th century, a prominent individual named Frazier was James Frazier, a Scottish minister and author who wrote several theological works, including "The Polemical Works" (1677).
In the 18th century, John Frazier, a British naval officer, gained recognition for his service during the American Revolutionary War. He was born in 1737 and served as a captain in the Royal Navy.
In the 19th century, a notable figure named Frazier was James Frazier Reed, an American pioneer who was part of the ill-fated Donner Party that became trapped in the Sierra Nevada during their westward journey in 1846-1847.
Throughout history, the name Frazier has been associated with individuals from various backgrounds, including military leaders, scholars, clergymen, and pioneers. While its origins can be traced back to medieval France, the name has transcended cultural boundaries and found its place in various parts of the world.
People
Frazier + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Frazier as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with F
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Frazier: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Frazier?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,134 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Frazier going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 302,253 US residents.
Is Frazier a common name?
We classify Frazier as "Rare". It ranks above 90.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,143 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Frazier most popular?
The single biggest year for Frazier was 1919, when 40 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Frazier is about 50 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Frazier in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,019 people with the name Frazier, or 0.34 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #12,264 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Frazier in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Frazier?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Frazier leans strongly male. 917 people counted with this name were male (90.5%), compared with 96 female bearers (9.5%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Frazier?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Frazier is Black at 46.6%. The next largest groups are White (45.4%) and Two or More Races (3.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Frazier most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Frazier in the 2020 Census, accounting for 46.6% (475 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Frazier in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Frazier a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Frazier in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Frazier still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Frazier in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Frazier can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Frazier as a first name?
If you just want to know how many Americans are named Frazier, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.