Byron
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning from the cow farm; a surname used as given name.
Babies a year
397
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#981
down from #882
UK popularity
#1897
13 babies
How Byron has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #598 |
| 2016 | #669 |
| 2017 | #649 |
| 2018 | #737 |
| 2019 | #711 |
| 2020 | #787 |
| 2021 | #751 |
| 2022 | #892 |
| 2023 | #835 |
| 2024 | #882 |
| 2025 | #981 |
In 2025, 13 babies in England and Wales were named Byron. In the US, 397 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 1,286 in 1964.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Byron was most common in 1965, when it went to 0.06% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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