| Fraser | Lyall | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Of the strawberries | wolf |
| Origin | Scottish | scottish |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | FRAY-zer | LY-al |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1915 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2024 (22) | 1929 (16) |
| In 2025 | 16 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Fraser | Lyall |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 89 | 23 |
| 2010s | 49 | 0 |
| 2000s | 51 | 5 |
| 1990s | 73 | 6 |
| 1980s | 63 | 0 |
| 1970s | 18 | 7 |
| 1960s | 50 | 10 |
| 1950s | 38 | 35 |
| 1940s | 47 | 38 |
| 1930s | 18 | 55 |
| 1920s | 21 | 71 |
| 1910s | 34 | 41 |
Fraser is a great Scottish clan name, linked to the French for “strawberry.”
From the Old Norse personal name Liulfr, whose second element is 'ulfr' ('wolf'); adapted in Scotland after Norse settlement. The first element is obscure (possibly 'lid', host/people), so only the 'wolf' element is securely attested; a separate Gaelic derivation has also been proposed.
Fraser is more popular than Lyall today: about 16 US babies were given the name Fraser in 2025, compared with 0 named Lyall.
Fraser means Of the strawberries (Scottish origin), while Lyall means wolf (scottish origin).
In US records, Fraser first appears in 1915 and Lyall in 0, so Lyall has the longer recorded history.