Byron
Byron is an English toponymic surname that is derived from Byram, North Yorkshire. Its use as a given name derives from the surname.
Meaning & Origin of Byron
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Byron is an English toponymic surname that is derived from Byram, North Yorkshire. Its use as a given name derives from the surname.
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The Story of Byron
Byron first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 52 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1964, when 1,284 Byrons were born — ranking #213 that year. As of 2026, Byron ranks #895 for baby boys with 264 births, falling sharply (-20%). In total, more than 83K Byrons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Byron
Byron is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 83K births in the dataset. Byron's peak popularity came in 1964 when it ranked #193. Use the chart and map above to compare Byron's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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