How Many People Are Named Byron?
people named Byron are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 6,019 people in the US has this name
Based on 82,541 babies named Byron in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,289 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname which was originally from a place name meaning "place of the cow sheds" in Old English. This was the surname of the romantic poet Lord Byron (1788-1824), the writer of 'Don Juan' and many other works.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Byron (99.6%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Byron alive today is about 46 years old, and 46% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 31 and 62 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Byron first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1964, to 1,289 babies. In 2025, 233 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Byron has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #194, in 1882. In 2025 it ranked #981.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #981 |
| Best rank | #194 (1882) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #217 in the 1960s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Byron alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Byron were born in California than in any other state: about 6,196 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Byron was given 2.8 times as often in Louisiana, 1.7 times in Alabama and 1.7 times in Hawaii.
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