Byron
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning from the cow farm; a surname used as given name.
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 |
Byron by the numbers
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.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 1,286 babies in 1964, making it a 1960s name.
At its height, in 1965, about 1 in 1,500 American boys born that year was called Byron.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Byron. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean a gift
Like Byron, each of these has a gift in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Matthewgift of God11,623 in the US (2017)
- Mateogift of God7,735 in the US (2017)
- Jonathanyahweh has given; god's gift6,476 in the US (2017)
- Theodoregift of God2,638 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kennedymisshapen head; an Irish surname used as given name4,277 in the US (2017)
- Peytonfrom Paega's town; an English place name used as given name4,236 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a craft or trade
Like Byron, each of these has a craft or trade in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Masonstone worker13,560 in the US (2017)
- Graysonson of the steward8,767 in the US (2017)
- Skylarscholar, learned one; a modern respelling of Schuyler4,984 in the US (2017)
- Chaseto hunt; one who hunts4,207 in the US (2017)
- Georgefarmer, earth worker3,082 in England and Wales (2025)
- Baileybailiff or steward of a castle2,561 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Byron
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