Byron: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “at the byres”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- BY-run · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys
From an English surname derived from Old English byre, meaning cowshed or byre. It is strongly associated with the poet Lord Byron.
How popular is Byron?
Babies named Byron in 2024272
2024 rank#882 boys
Peak year1967
Total US babies since 188082,309
Byron is fading: recent use is about 65% of its level ten years before.
Names like Byron
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Byron questions
What does the name Byron mean?
Byron means "at the byres". It comes from English. From an English surname derived from Old English byre, meaning cowshed or byre. It is strongly associated with the poet Lord Byron.
Is Byron a boy or girl name?
Byron is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Byron?
272 US babies were named Byron in 2024. Its peak year was 1967.
How do you pronounce Byron?
Byron is usually pronounced BY-run.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.