Byron

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?

202482.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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.

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  • Hudsonson of Hudd · English
  • Jacksonson of Jack · English
  • Cartercart driver · English
  • Wyattbrave in war · English
  • Maverickindependent person · English
  • Masonstoneworker · English

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.