Byron
English surname from a place name, going back to the Old English phrase for "at the cattle sheds." The poet Lord Byron turned it into a first name.
Byron in 2025
Byron was given to 233 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 2,007th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 14,229 babies born.
The history of Byron
Byron reached its highest point in 1964, when 1,289 babies were given the name, ranking 454th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 397th, in 1882.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 82,541 babies have been named Byron. Half of them were born before 1966, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation X.
Byron by decade
| Decade | Babies named Byron | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 498 | 397 |
| 1890s | 547 | 534 |
| 1900s | 616 | 642 |
| 1910s | 3,525 | 470 |
| 1920s | 5,519 | 489 |
| 1930s | 4,841 | 482 |
| 1940s | 6,541 | 471 |
| 1950s | 10,547 | 442 |
| 1960s | 12,184 | 435 |
| 1970s | 9,531 | 457 |
| 1980s | 9,730 | 455 |
| 1990s | 7,042 | 538 |
| 2000s | 5,337 | 835 |
| 2010s | 4,387 | 993 |
| 2020s | 1,696 | 1,552 |
Where Byron is heading
Byron has fallen 49% over the past decade, from 457 babies in 2015 to 233 in 2025.
Names like Byron
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Byron.